Recognised as Colour

#9281CB

#9281CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9281CB is a blue with RGB values 146, 129, 203 and HSL 254°, 42%, 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 Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9281CB

RGBrgb(146, 129, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5059, 0.7961

RGB percentages57.3%, 50.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(253.8, 41.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 36.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK28.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,601,483

CSS custom property--colour: #9281CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#6D7E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D8DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#868E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Plum · ΔE 23 Steel blue · ΔE 27.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BACB81

Analogous#8195CB, #B781CB

Triadic#CB9281, #81CB92

Split complementary#CBB781, #95CB81

Tetradic#CB8195, #BACB81, #81CBB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EDF8

Lighter +20%#D0C9E9

Lighter +10%#B1A5DA

Darker −10%#735DBC

Darker −20%#5943A3

Darker −30%#45347F

Darker −40%#32255B

More saturated +25%#866BE1

Less saturated −25%#9E97B5

Channel breakdown

R146

G129

B203

Red146 (57.3%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue253.78°

Saturation (HSL)41.57%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 81 · B CB

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