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Colour

#9286C8

  • #9286C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9286C8 is a blue with RGB values 146, 134, 200 and HSL 251°, 37%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9286C8#9286C8
HEX#9286C8
RGBrgb(146, 134, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5255, 0.7843
RGB percentages57.3%, 52.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(250.9, 37.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 33%, 78.4%)
CMYK27%, 33%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,602,760
CSS custom property--colour: #9286C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#6D7937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7590CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#758DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#86919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCC886
Analogous#869BC8, #B386C8
Triadic#C89286, #86C892
Split complementary#C8B386, #9BC886
Tetradic#C8869B, #BCC886, #86C8B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EFF8
Lighter +20%#D1CCE8
Lighter +10%#B2A9D8
Darker −10%#7263B8
Darker −20%#58499F
Darker −30%#45397C
Darker −40%#312959
More saturated +25%#8470DE
Less saturated −25%#A09CB2

Channel breakdown

R146
G134
B200
Red146 (57.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 86 · B C8

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