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Recognised as Colour

#918AFA

  • #918AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#918AFA is a blue with RGB values 145, 138, 250 and HSL 244°, 92%, 76%. 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

#918AFA#918AFA
HEX#918AFA
RGBrgb(145, 138, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.5412, 0.9804
RGB percentages56.9%, 54.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(243.8, 91.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 44.8%, 98%)
CMYK42%, 44.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,538,298
CSS custom property--colour: #918AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#6E7505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9BFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B94F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#71A1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FA8A
Analogous#8ABBFA, #C98AFA
Triadic#FA918A, #8AFA91
Split complementary#FAC98A, #BBFA8A
Tetradic#FA8ABB, #F3FA8A, #8AFAC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDECFE
Lighter +10%#BFBBFC
Darker −10%#6359F8
Darker −20%#3528F6
Darker −30%#170AE1
Darker −40%#1208B0
More saturated +25%#8D85FF
Less saturated −25%#9E99EB

Channel breakdown

R145
G138
B250
Red145 (56.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue243.75°
Saturation (HSL)91.8%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 8A · B FA

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