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Colour

#918BCA

  • #918BCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#918BCA is a blue with RGB values 145, 139, 202 and HSL 246°, 37%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#918BCA#918BCA
HEX#918BCA
RGBrgb(145, 139, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.5451, 0.7922
RGB percentages56.9%, 54.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(245.7, 37.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 31.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK28.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,538,506
CSS custom property--colour: #918BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#6E7435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A94CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#7990C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8496A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4CA8B
Analogous#8BA5CA, #B08BCA
Triadic#CA918B, #8BCA91
Split complementary#CAB08B, #A5CA8B
Tetradic#CA8BA5, #C4CA8B, #8BCAB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F4FA
Lighter +20%#D3D1EA
Lighter +10%#B2AEDA
Darker −10%#7068BA
Darker −20%#534BA4
Darker −30%#423B81
Darker −40%#302B5E
More saturated +25%#8076DF
Less saturated −25%#A2A0B5

Channel breakdown

R145
G139
B202
Red145 (56.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue245.71°
Saturation (HSL)37.28%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 8B · B CA

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