Colour

#918CD2

#918CD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#918CD2 is a blue with RGB values 145, 140, 210 and HSL 244°, 44%, 69%. 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#918CD2

RGBrgb(145, 140, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.549, 0.8235

RGB percentages56.9%, 54.9%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(244.3, 43.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 33.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK31%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,538,770

CSS custom property--colour: #918CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#6E732D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7895D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7692D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8199A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDD28C

Analogous#8CAAD2, #B48CD2

Triadic#D2918C, #8CD291

Split complementary#D2B48C, #AAD28C

Tetradic#D28CAA, #CDD28C, #8CD2B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAFD

Lighter +20%#D7D5EF

Lighter +10%#B4B1E0

Darker −10%#6E67C4

Darker −20%#4D46B2

Darker −30%#3E378E

Darker −40%#2E2969

More saturated +25%#8078E6

Less saturated −25%#A2A0BE

Channel breakdown

R145

G140

B210

Red145 (56.9%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue244.29°

Saturation (HSL)43.75%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 8C · B D2

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Colour values

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