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Recognised as Colour

#9389CF

  • #9389CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9389CF is a blue with RGB values 147, 137, 207 and HSL 249°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9389CF#9389CF
HEX#9389CF
RGBrgb(147, 137, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5373, 0.8118
RGB percentages57.6%, 53.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(248.6, 42.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 33.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK29%, 33.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,669,071
CSS custom property--colour: #9389CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#6C7630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7693D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#7690CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8595A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Plum · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5CF89
Analogous#89A2CF, #B689CF
Triadic#CF9389, #89CF93
Split complementary#CFB689, #A2CF89
Tetradic#CF89A2, #C5CF89, #89CFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F6FB
Lighter +20%#D5D2EC
Lighter +10%#B4ADDE
Darker −10%#7265C0
Darker −20%#5546AC
Darker −30%#433788
Darker −40%#312864
More saturated +25%#8474E4
Less saturated −25%#A29EBA

Channel breakdown

R147
G137
B207
Red147 (57.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 89 · B CF

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