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Recognised as Colour

#9299CF

  • #9299CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9299CF is a blue with RGB values 146, 153, 207 and HSL 233°, 39%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9299CF#9299CF
HEX#9299CF
RGBrgb(146, 153, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.6, 0.8118
RGB percentages57.3%, 60%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(233.1, 38.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 29.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK29.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,607,631
CSS custom property--colour: #9299CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#6D6630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#869ACEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#82A3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Thistle · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC892
Analogous#92B7CF, #AA92CF
Triadic#CF9299, #99CF92
Split complementary#CFAA92, #B7CF92
Tetradic#CF92B7, #CFC892, #92CFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#D9DBEE
Lighter +10%#B5BADF
Darker −10%#6F78BF
Darker −20%#4D58AE
Darker −30%#3D468B
Darker −40%#2E3467
More saturated +25%#7E8AE3
Less saturated −25%#A6A8BB

Channel breakdown

R146
G153
B207
Red146 (57.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue233.11°
Saturation (HSL)38.85%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 99 · B CF

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