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Recognised as Colour

#917BF3

  • #917BF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#917BF3 is a blue with RGB values 145, 123, 243 and HSL 251°, 83%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#917BF3#917BF3
HEX#917BF3
RGBrgb(145, 123, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.4824, 0.9529
RGB percentages56.9%, 48.2%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(251, 83.3%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 49.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK40.3%, 49.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,534,451
CSS custom property--colour: #917BF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#6E840C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A90F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8AF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7694ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Slate blue · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDF37B
Analogous#7BA1F3, #CD7BF3
Triadic#F3917B, #7BF391
Split complementary#F3CD7B, #A1F37B
Tetradic#F37BA1, #DDF37B, #7BF3CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFD8FB
Lighter +10%#B8AAF7
Darker −10%#6A4CEF
Darker −20%#431EEB
Darker −30%#3212C3
Darker −40%#260E94
More saturated +25%#896FFF
Less saturated −25%#9C8DE1

Channel breakdown

R145
G123
B243
Red145 (56.9%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue251°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 7B · B F3

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