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Recognised as Colour

#928DCB

  • #928DCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#928DCB is a blue with RGB values 146, 141, 203 and HSL 245°, 37%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#928DCB#928DCB
HEX#928DCB
RGBrgb(146, 141, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5529, 0.7961
RGB percentages57.3%, 55.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(244.8, 37.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 30.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK28.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,604,555
CSS custom property--colour: #928DCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#6D7234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B92C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#8598A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Plum · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6CB8D
Analogous#8DA7CB, #B18DCB
Triadic#CB928D, #8DCB92
Split complementary#CBB18D, #A7CB8D
Tetradic#CB8DA7, #C6CB8D, #8DCBB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6FB
Lighter +20%#D5D3EB
Lighter +10%#B3B0DB
Darker −10%#716ABB
Darker −20%#534CA6
Darker −30%#423C83
Darker −40%#302C60
More saturated +25%#8178E0
Less saturated −25%#A3A2B6

Channel breakdown

R146
G141
B203
Red146 (57.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue244.84°
Saturation (HSL)37.35%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 8D · B CB

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