Colour

#9284C2

#9284C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9284C2 is a blue with RGB values 146, 132, 194 and HSL 254°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9284C2

RGBrgb(146, 132, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5176, 0.7608

RGB percentages57.3%, 51.8%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(253.5, 33.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 32%, 76.1%)

CMYK24.7%, 32%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,602,242

CSS custom property--colour: #9284C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.5 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#8B8B8B

Inverted#6D7B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#748DC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#768CC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#888E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3 Plum · ΔE 22 Steel blue · ΔE 23.6 Medium purple · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4C284

Analogous#8495C2, #B184C2

Triadic#C29284, #84C292

Split complementary#C2B184, #95C284

Tetradic#C28495, #B4C284, #84C2B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDEAF5

Lighter +20%#CEC8E4

Lighter +10%#B0A6D3

Darker −10%#7462B1

Darker −20%#5B4A96

Darker −30%#473974

Darker −40%#322852

More saturated +25%#856DD9

Less saturated −25%#9F9BAB

Channel breakdown

R146

G132

B194

Red146 (57.3%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue253.55°

Saturation (HSL)33.7%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 84 · B C2

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