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Recognised as Colour

#9296BC

  • #9296BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9296BC is a blue with RGB values 146, 150, 188 and HSL 234°, 24%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9296BC#9296BC
HEX#9296BC
RGBrgb(146, 150, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5882, 0.7373
RGB percentages57.3%, 58.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(234.3, 23.9%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 22.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK22.3%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,606,844
CSS custom property--colour: #9296BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#6D6943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A97BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#889DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 21.3Dark grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCB892
Analogous#92ABBC, #A392BC
Triadic#BC9296, #96BC92
Split complementary#BCA392, #ABBC92
Tetradic#BC92AB, #BCB892, #92BCA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F1F6
Lighter +20%#D1D3E3
Lighter +10%#B2B4CF
Darker −10%#7278A9
Darker −20%#585E90
Darker −30%#454970
Darker −40%#313451
More saturated +25%#7C84D2
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R146
G150
B188
Red146 (57.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue234.29°
Saturation (HSL)23.86%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 96 · B BC

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