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Recognised as Colour

#938ABA

  • #938ABA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#938ABA is a blue with RGB values 147, 138, 186 and HSL 251°, 26%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#938ABA#938ABA
HEX#938ABA
RGBrgb(147, 138, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5412, 0.7294
RGB percentages57.6%, 54.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(251.3, 25.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 25.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK21%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,669,306
CSS custom property--colour: #938ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#6C7545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F91BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8B929Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 23.4Thistle · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 20.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1BA8A
Analogous#8A99BA, #AB8ABA
Triadic#BA938A, #8ABA93
Split complementary#BAAB8A, #99BA8A
Tetradic#BA8A99, #B1BA8A, #8ABAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEAF3
Lighter +20%#CECAE0
Lighter +10%#B1AACD
Darker −10%#756AA7
Darker −20%#5D528C
Darker −30%#483F6C
Darker −40%#322D4B
More saturated +25%#8473D1
Less saturated −25%#A2A1A3

Channel breakdown

R147
G138
B186
Red147 (57.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue251.25°
Saturation (HSL)25.81%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 8A · B BA

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