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Recognised as Colour

#9290CE

  • #9290CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9290CE is a blue with RGB values 146, 144, 206 and HSL 242°, 39%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9290CE#9290CE
HEX#9290CE
RGBrgb(146, 144, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5647, 0.8078
RGB percentages57.3%, 56.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(241.9, 38.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 30.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK29.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,605,326
CSS custom property--colour: #9290CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#6D6F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F98D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D94CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#849BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Plum · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCE90
Analogous#90ADCE, #B190CE
Triadic#CE9290, #90CE92
Split complementary#CEB190, #ADCE90
Tetradic#CE90AD, #CCCE90, #90CEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFD
Lighter +20%#D7D7ED
Lighter +10%#B5B3DE
Darker −10%#6F6DBE
Darker −20%#4F4CAC
Darker −30%#3F3C89
Darker −40%#2F2D65
More saturated +25%#7F7CE2
Less saturated −25%#A5A4BA

Channel breakdown

R146
G144
B206
Red146 (57.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue241.94°
Saturation (HSL)38.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 90 · B CE

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