Colour

#9288BB

#9288BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#9288BB is a blue with RGB values 146, 136, 187 and HSL 252°, 27%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9288BB#9288BB

HEX#9288BB

RGBrgb(146, 136, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5333, 0.7333

RGB percentages57.3%, 53.3%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(251.8, 27.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 27.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK21.9%, 27.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,603,259

CSS custom property--colour: #9288BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#6D7744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D8EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8A909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 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 text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Plum · ΔE 23 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7 Thistle · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1BB88

Analogous#8898BB, #AC88BB

Triadic#BB9288, #88BB92

Split complementary#BBAB88, #98BB88

Tetradic#BB8897, #B1BB88, #88BBAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE9F3

Lighter +20%#CDC9E0

Lighter +10%#B0A8CE

Darker −10%#7468A8

Darker −20%#5C508D

Darker −30%#473E6C

Darker −40%#322B4C

More saturated +25%#8471D2

Less saturated −25%#A09FA4

Channel breakdown

R146

G136

B187

Red146 (57.3%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue251.76°

Saturation (HSL)27.27%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 88 · B BB

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