Colour

#9285BB

#9285BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#9285BB is a blue with RGB values 146, 133, 187 and HSL 254°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9285BB#9285BB

HEX#9285BB

RGBrgb(146, 133, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5216, 0.7333

RGB percentages57.3%, 52.2%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(254.4, 28.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 28.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK21.9%, 28.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,602,491

CSS custom property--colour: #9285BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26474WCAG 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 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#6D7A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#788DBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8A8E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Plum · ΔE 22.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 25 Thistle · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEBB85

Analogous#8593BB, #AD85BB

Triadic#BB9285, #85BB92

Split complementary#BBAD85, #93BB85

Tetradic#BB8593, #AEBB85, #85BBAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE7F2

Lighter +20%#CDC6E0

Lighter +10%#AFA6CD

Darker −10%#7564A9

Darker −20%#5D4E8C

Darker −30%#473C6B

Darker −40%#312A4A

More saturated +25%#866DD3

Less saturated −25%#9E9DA3

Channel breakdown

R146

G133

B187

Red146 (57.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue254.44°

Saturation (HSL)28.42%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 85 · B BB

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