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Recognised as Colour

#908BC3

  • #908BC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#908BC3 is a blue with RGB values 144, 139, 195 and HSL 245°, 32%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#908BC3#908BC3
HEX#908BC3
RGBrgb(144, 139, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5451, 0.7647
RGB percentages56.5%, 54.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(245.4, 31.8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.4, 28.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK26.2%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,472,963
CSS custom property--colour: #908BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#6F743C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C92C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C90C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#85959Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Plum · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC38B
Analogous#8BA2C3, #AC8BC3
Triadic#C3908B, #8BC390
Split complementary#C3AC8B, #A2C38B
Tetradic#C38BA2, #BEC38B, #8BC3AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F0F7
Lighter +20%#D0CEE6
Lighter +10%#B0ADD4
Darker −10%#7069B2
Darker −20%#564F99
Darker −30%#433E77
Darker −40%#302C56
More saturated +25%#7E75D9
Less saturated −25%#A2A1AD

Channel breakdown

R144
G139
B195
Red144 (56.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue245.36°
Saturation (HSL)31.82%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 8B · B C3

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