Colour

#9386BB

#9386BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#9386BB is a blue with RGB values 147, 134, 187 and HSL 255°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9386BB#9386BB

HEX#9386BB

RGBrgb(147, 134, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5255, 0.7333

RGB percentages57.6%, 52.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(254.7, 28%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 28.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK21.4%, 28.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,668,283

CSS custom property--colour: #9386BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#6C7944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A8EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8B8E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Plum · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5 Slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Thistle · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEBB86

Analogous#8693BB, #AE86BB

Triadic#BB9386, #86BB93

Split complementary#BBAE86, #93BB86

Tetradic#BB8693, #AEBB86, #86BBAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE8F2

Lighter +20%#CDC7E0

Lighter +10%#B0A7CD

Darker −10%#7665A9

Darker −20%#5E4F8C

Darker −30%#483C6C

Darker −40%#322A4B

More saturated +25%#876ED3

Less saturated −25%#9F9EA3

Channel breakdown

R147

G134

B187

Red147 (57.6%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue254.72°

Saturation (HSL)28.04%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 86 · B BB

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