Recognised as Colour

#9083CC

#9083CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9083CC is a blue with RGB values 144, 131, 204 and HSL 251°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9083CC#9083CC

HEX#9083CC

RGBrgb(144, 131, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5137, 0.8

RGB percentages56.5%, 51.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(250.7, 41.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 35.8%, 80%)

CMYK29.4%, 35.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,470,924

CSS custom property--colour: #9083CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#6F7C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#82909Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.3 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Steel blue · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BFCC83

Analogous#839ACC, #B583CC

Triadic#CC9083, #83CC90

Split complementary#CCB583, #9ACC83

Tetradic#CC839A, #BFCC83, #83CCB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1EFF9

Lighter +20%#D1CBEA

Lighter +10%#B0A7DB

Darker −10%#705FBD

Darker −20%#5544A5

Darker −30%#433581

Darker −40%#30265D

More saturated +25%#826DE2

Less saturated −25%#9E99B6

Channel breakdown

R144

G131

B204

Red144 (56.5%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue250.68°

Saturation (HSL)41.71%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 83 · B CC

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