Colour

#938DA9

#938DA9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#938DA9 is a blue with RGB values 147, 141, 169 and HSL 253°, 14%, 61%. 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

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HEX#938DA9

RGBrgb(147, 141, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5529, 0.6627

RGB percentages57.6%, 55.3%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(252.9, 14%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 16.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK13%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,670,057

CSS custom property--colour: #938DA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#6C7256

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8791AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8890A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8F9196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Gray · ΔE 17.3 Dark grey · ΔE 18.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7 Thistle · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3A98D

Analogous#8D95A9, #A18DA9

Triadic#A9938D, #8DA993

Split complementary#A9A18D, #95A98D

Tetradic#A98D95, #A3A98D, #8DA9A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E4EB

Lighter +20%#CAC7D5

Lighter +10%#AFAABF

Darker −10%#777093

Darker −20%#605977

Darker −30%#484459

Darker −40%#312E3C

More saturated +25%#8574C2

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R147

G141

B169

Red147 (57.6%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue252.86°

Saturation (HSL)14%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 8D · B A9

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