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Recognised as Colour

#9193DB

  • #9193DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9193DB is a blue with RGB values 145, 147, 219 and HSL 238°, 51%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9193DB#9193DB
HEX#9193DB
RGBrgb(145, 147, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.5765, 0.8588
RGB percentages56.9%, 57.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(238.4, 50.7%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 33.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK33.8%, 32.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,540,571
CSS custom property--colour: #9193DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#6E6C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A97D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#7DA0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Plum · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Light steelblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD991
Analogous#91B8DB, #B491DB
Triadic#DB9193, #93DB91
Split complementary#DBB491, #B8DB91
Tetradic#DB91B8, #DBD991, #91DBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEDEF4
Lighter +10%#B7B9E8
Darker −10%#6B6DCE
Darker −20%#4448C2
Darker −30%#34379F
Darker −40%#272A79
More saturated +25%#7F82ED
Less saturated −25%#A3A4C9

Channel breakdown

R145
G147
B219
Red145 (56.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue238.38°
Saturation (HSL)50.68%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 93 · B DB

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