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Recognised as Colour

#919CD1

  • #919CD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#919CD1 is a blue with RGB values 145, 156, 209 and HSL 230°, 41%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#919CD1#919CD1
HEX#919CD1
RGBrgb(145, 156, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.6118, 0.8196
RGB percentages56.9%, 61.2%, 82%
HSLhsl(229.7, 41%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 30.6%, 82%)
CMYK30.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,542,865
CSS custom property--colour: #919CD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6E632E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA1D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#889CD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#80A6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1C691
Analogous#91BCD1, #A691D1
Triadic#D1919C, #9CD191
Split complementary#D1A691, #BCD191
Tetradic#D191BC, #D1C691, #91D1A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D9DDEF
Lighter +10%#B5BCE0
Darker −10%#6D7CC2
Darker −20%#4A5CB2
Darker −30%#3B498E
Darker −40%#2C376A
More saturated +25%#7E8FE4
Less saturated −25%#A4A9BD

Channel breakdown

R145
G156
B209
Red145 (56.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue229.69°
Saturation (HSL)41.03%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 9C · B D1

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