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Recognised as Colour

#917AE6

  • #917AE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#917AE6 is a blue with RGB values 145, 122, 230 and HSL 253°, 68%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#917AE6#917AE6
HEX#917AE6
RGBrgb(145, 122, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4784, 0.902
RGB percentages56.9%, 47.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(252.8, 68.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 47%, 90.2%)
CMYK37%, 47%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,534,182
CSS custom property--colour: #917AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#6E8519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#538CEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5588E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7B8FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.7Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFE67A
Analogous#7A99E6, #C77AE6
Triadic#E6917A, #7AE691
Split complementary#E6C77A, #99E67A
Tetradic#E67A99, #CFE67A, #7AE6C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFE
Lighter +20%#D8D0F6
Lighter +10%#B5A5EE
Darker −10%#6D4FDE
Darker −20%#4C28D2
Darker −30%#3C1FA8
Darker −40%#2D177D
More saturated +25%#8666FA
Less saturated −25%#9C8ED2

Channel breakdown

R145
G122
B230
Red145 (56.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue252.78°
Saturation (HSL)68.35%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 7A · B E6

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