Recognised as Colour

#9280CC

#9280CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9280CC is a blue with RGB values 146, 128, 204 and HSL 254°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9280CC#9280CC

HEX#9280CC

RGBrgb(146, 128, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.502, 0.8

RGB percentages57.3%, 50.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(254.2, 42.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 37.3%, 80%)

CMYK28.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,601,228

CSS custom property--colour: #9280CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#6D7F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B8CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#858D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Steel blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BACC80

Analogous#8094CC, #B880CC

Triadic#CC9280, #80CC92

Split complementary#CCB880, #94CC80

Tetradic#CC8094, #BACC80, #80CCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EDF8

Lighter +20%#D0C9E9

Lighter +10%#B1A4DB

Darker −10%#735CBD

Darker −20%#5942A4

Darker −30%#453380

Darker −40%#32255B

More saturated +25%#866AE2

Less saturated −25%#9E96B6

Channel breakdown

R146

G128

B204

Red146 (57.3%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue254.21°

Saturation (HSL)42.7%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 80 · B CC

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Colour values

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