Colour

#9087DC

#9087DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9087DC is a blue with RGB values 144, 135, 220 and HSL 246°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9087DC#9087DC

HEX#9087DC

RGBrgb(144, 135, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5294, 0.8627

RGB percentages56.5%, 52.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(246.4, 54.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 38.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK34.5%, 38.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,471,964

CSS custom property--colour: #9087DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#6F7823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C93DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B8FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7D97A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2 Plum · ΔE 26 Royal blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3DC87

Analogous#87A9DC, #BA87DC

Triadic#DC9087, #87DC90

Split complementary#DCBA87, #A9DC87

Tetradic#DC87A9, #D3DC87, #87DCBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#D9D6F3

Lighter +10%#B5AEE8

Darker −10%#6B60D0

Darker −20%#4839C4

Darker −30%#392E9C

Darker −40%#2B2275

More saturated +25%#8174EF

Less saturated −25%#9F9AC9

Channel breakdown

R144

G135

B220

Red144 (56.5%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue246.35°

Saturation (HSL)54.84%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 90 · G 87 · B DC

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