Colour

#919CE1

#919CE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#919CE1 is a blue with RGB values 145, 156, 225 and HSL 232°, 57%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#919CE1

RGBrgb(145, 156, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.6118, 0.8824

RGB percentages56.9%, 61.2%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(231.8, 57.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 35.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK35.6%, 30.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,542,881

CSS custom property--colour: #919CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#6E631E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A3E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#819DDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7AA9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14 Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Plum · ΔE 25.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 28 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1D691

Analogous#91C4E1, #AE91E1

Triadic#E1919C, #9CE191

Split complementary#E1AE91, #C4E191

Tetradic#E191C4, #E1D691, #91E1AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E1E4F7

Lighter +10%#B9C0EC

Darker −10%#6978D6

Darker −20%#4154CB

Darker −30%#2F40AB

Darker −40%#243182

More saturated +25%#808FF3

Less saturated −25%#A3A9D0

Channel breakdown

R145

G156

B225

Red145 (56.9%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue231.75°

Saturation (HSL)57.14%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 9C · B E1

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