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Recognised as Colour

#938DCB

  • #938DCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#938DCB is a blue with RGB values 147, 141, 203 and HSL 246°, 37%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#938DCB#938DCB
HEX#938DCB
RGBrgb(147, 141, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5529, 0.7961
RGB percentages57.6%, 55.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(245.8, 37.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 30.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK27.6%, 30.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,670,091
CSS custom property--colour: #938DCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#6C7234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C92C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#8698A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5CB8D
Analogous#8DA6CB, #B28DCB
Triadic#CB938D, #8DCB93
Split complementary#CBB28D, #A6CB8D
Tetradic#CB8DA6, #C5CB8D, #8DCBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F6FB
Lighter +20%#D5D3EB
Lighter +10%#B4B0DB
Darker −10%#726ABB
Darker −20%#554CA6
Darker −30%#433C83
Darker −40%#312C60
More saturated +25%#8278E0
Less saturated −25%#A4A2B6

Channel breakdown

R147
G141
B203
Red147 (57.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue245.81°
Saturation (HSL)37.35%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 8D · B CB

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