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Recognised as Colour

#9183C8

  • #9183C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9183C8 is a blue with RGB values 145, 131, 200 and HSL 252°, 39%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9183C8#9183C8
HEX#9183C8
RGBrgb(145, 131, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.5137, 0.7843
RGB percentages56.9%, 51.4%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(252.2, 38.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 34.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK27.5%, 34.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,536,456
CSS custom property--colour: #9183C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#6E7C37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#718DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#728BC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#858F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAC883
Analogous#8397C8, #B383C8
Triadic#C89183, #83C891
Split complementary#C8B383, #97C883
Tetradic#C88397, #BAC883, #83C8B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEDF7
Lighter +20%#D0CAE7
Lighter +10%#B0A6D8
Darker −10%#7260B8
Darker −20%#58469F
Darker −30%#45377B
Darker −40%#312758
More saturated +25%#846DDE
Less saturated −25%#9E99B2

Channel breakdown

R145
G131
B200
Red145 (56.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue252.17°
Saturation (HSL)38.55%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 83 · B C8

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