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Colour

#9284C8

  • #9284C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9284C8 is a blue with RGB values 146, 132, 200 and HSL 252°, 38%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9284C8#9284C8
HEX#9284C8
RGBrgb(146, 132, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5176, 0.7843
RGB percentages57.3%, 51.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(252.4, 38.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 34%, 78.4%)
CMYK27%, 34%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,602,248
CSS custom property--colour: #9284C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#6D7B37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#738CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#86909Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAC884
Analogous#8498C8, #B484C8
Triadic#C89284, #84C892
Split complementary#C8B484, #98C884
Tetradic#C88498, #BAC884, #84C8B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EEF7
Lighter +20%#D0CAE8
Lighter +10%#B1A7D8
Darker −10%#7361B8
Darker −20%#59479F
Darker −30%#45377C
Darker −40%#322858
More saturated +25%#856EDE
Less saturated −25%#9F9AB2

Channel breakdown

R146
G132
B200
Red146 (57.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue252.35°
Saturation (HSL)38.2%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 84 · B C8

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