Colour

#9296A4

#9296A4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9296A4 is a blue with RGB values 146, 150, 164 and HSL 227°, 9%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9296A4

RGBrgb(146, 150, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5882, 0.6431

RGB percentages57.3%, 58.8%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(226.7, 9%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 11%, 64.3%)

CMYK11%, 8.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,606,820

CSS custom property--colour: #9296A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#6D695B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9297A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9196A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8E989Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8 Slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Dark grey · ΔE 10.6 Gray · ΔE 11.7 Silver · ΔE 17.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4A092

Analogous#929FA4, #9792A4

Triadic#A49296, #96A492

Split complementary#A49792, #9FA492

Tetradic#A4929F, #A4A092, #92A497

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E6EA

Lighter +20%#CACCD2

Lighter +10%#AEB1BB

Darker −10%#767B8D

Darker −20%#5F6371

Darker −30%#474B56

Darker −40%#30323A

More saturated +25%#7988BD

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R146

G150

B164

Red146 (57.3%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)9%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 96 · B A4

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