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Colour

#938DEA

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

#938DEA is a blue with RGB values 147, 141, 234 and HSL 244°, 69%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#938DEA#938DEA
HEX#938DEA
RGBrgb(147, 141, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5529, 0.9176
RGB percentages57.6%, 55.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(243.9, 68.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 39.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK37.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,670,122
CSS custom property--colour: #938DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#6C7215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C95E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B9FB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4EA8D
Analogous#8DB6EA, #C28DEA
Triadic#EA938D, #8DEA93
Split complementary#EAC28D, #B5EA8D
Tetradic#EA8DB6, #E4EA8D, #8DEAC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E3FA
Lighter +10%#BCB8F2
Darker −10%#6A62E2
Darker −20%#4137DA
Darker −30%#2C23BB
Darker −40%#221B90
More saturated +25%#847CFB
Less saturated −25%#A29ED9

Channel breakdown

R147
G141
B234
Red147 (57.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue243.87°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 8D · B EA

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