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Recognised as Colour

#908CEE

  • #908CEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#908CEE is a blue with RGB values 144, 140, 238 and HSL 242°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#908CEE#908CEE
HEX#908CEE
RGBrgb(144, 140, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.549, 0.9333
RGB percentages56.5%, 54.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(242.4, 74.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 41.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK39.5%, 41.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,473,262
CSS custom property--colour: #908CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#6F7311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6694ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#759FB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEE8C
Analogous#8CB9EE, #C18CEE
Triadic#EE908C, #8CEE90
Split complementary#EEC18C, #B9EE8C
Tetradic#EE8CB9, #EAEE8C, #8CEEC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E5FB
Lighter +10%#BBB8F5
Darker −10%#6560E7
Darker −20%#3A33E1
Darker −30%#241DC4
Darker −40%#1C1698
More saturated +25%#817CFF
Less saturated −25%#9F9DDE

Channel breakdown

R144
G140
B238
Red144 (56.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue242.45°
Saturation (HSL)74.24%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 8C · B EE

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