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Recognised as Colour

#9388BB

  • #9388BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9388BB is a blue with RGB values 147, 136, 187 and HSL 253°, 27%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9388BB#9388BB
HEX#9388BB
RGBrgb(147, 136, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5333, 0.7333
RGB percentages57.6%, 53.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(252.9, 27.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 27.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 27.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,668,795
CSS custom property--colour: #9388BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#6C7744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8B909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Plum · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Thistle · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BB88
Analogous#8896BB, #AD88BB
Triadic#BB9388, #88BB93
Split complementary#BBAC88, #97BB88
Tetradic#BB8896, #B0BB88, #88BBAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE9F3
Lighter +20%#CEC9E0
Lighter +10%#B0A8CE
Darker −10%#7668A8
Darker −20%#5D508D
Darker −30%#483E6C
Darker −40%#322B4C
More saturated +25%#8671D2
Less saturated −25%#A09FA4

Channel breakdown

R147
G136
B187
Red147 (57.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue252.94°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 88 · B BB

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