Recognised as Colour

#918BDB

#918BDB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#918BDB is a blue with RGB values 145, 139, 219 and HSL 245°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#918BDB

RGBrgb(145, 139, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.5451, 0.8588

RGB percentages56.9%, 54.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(244.5, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK33.8%, 36.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,538,523

CSS custom property--colour: #918BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#6E7424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7296DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7192D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#7E9AA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6 Medium purple · ΔE 20 Plum · ΔE 24.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7 Steel blue · ΔE 27.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D5DB8B

Analogous#8BADDB, #B98BDB

Triadic#DB918B, #8BDB91

Split complementary#DBB98B, #ADDB8B

Tetradic#DB8BAD, #D5DB8B, #8BDBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DBD9F3

Lighter +10%#B6B2E7

Darker −10%#6C64CF

Darker −20%#473DC3

Darker −30%#39319C

Darker −40%#2B2476

More saturated +25%#8178EE

Less saturated −25%#A19EC8

Channel breakdown

R145

G139

B219

Red145 (56.9%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue244.5°

Saturation (HSL)52.63%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 8B · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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