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Recognised as Colour

#9278FB

  • #9278FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9278FB is a blue with RGB values 146, 120, 251 and HSL 252°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9278FB#9278FB
HEX#9278FB
RGBrgb(146, 120, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.4706, 0.9843
RGB percentages57.3%, 47.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(251.9, 94.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 52.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK41.8%, 52.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,599,227
CSS custom property--colour: #9278FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#6D8704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B8FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D8AF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7494AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.1Medium purple · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1FB78
Analogous#78A0FB, #D378FB
Triadic#FB9278, #78FB92
Split complementary#FBD378, #9FFB78
Tetradic#FB78A0, #E1FB78, #78FBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2DBFE
Lighter +10%#BAAAFC
Darker −10%#6A46FA
Darker −20%#4215F8
Darker −30%#2F06D4
Darker −40%#2405A2
More saturated +25%#9074FF
Less saturated −25%#9C89EA

Channel breakdown

R146
G120
B251
Red146 (57.3%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue251.91°
Saturation (HSL)94.24%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 78 · B FB

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