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Recognised as Colour

#908BBF

  • #908BBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#908BBF is a blue with RGB values 144, 139, 191 and HSL 246°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#908BBF#908BBF
HEX#908BBF
RGBrgb(144, 139, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5451, 0.749
RGB percentages56.5%, 54.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(245.8, 28.9%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 27.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK24.6%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,472,959
CSS custom property--colour: #908BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#6F7440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E92C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8FBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#86949Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Plum · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BABF8B
Analogous#8BA0BF, #AA8BBF
Triadic#BF908B, #8BBF90
Split complementary#BFAA8B, #A0BF8B
Tetradic#BF8BA0, #BABF8B, #8BBFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEEF5
Lighter +20%#CFCDE3
Lighter +10%#AFACD1
Darker −10%#716AAD
Darker −20%#575193
Darker −30%#443F72
Darker −40%#302D51
More saturated +25%#7E74D5
Less saturated −25%#A2A1A8

Channel breakdown

R144
G139
B191
Red144 (56.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue245.77°
Saturation (HSL)28.89%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 8B · B BF

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