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Recognised as Colour

#9391DE

  • #9391DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9391DE is a blue with RGB values 147, 145, 222 and HSL 242°, 54%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9391DE#9391DE
HEX#9391DE
RGBrgb(147, 145, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5686, 0.8706
RGB percentages57.6%, 56.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(241.6, 53.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 34.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK33.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,671,134
CSS custom property--colour: #9391DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#6C6E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799BE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7796DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7F9FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Plum · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCDE91
Analogous#91B5DE, #B991DE
Triadic#DE9391, #91DE93
Split complementary#DEBA91, #B5DE91
Tetradic#DE91B5, #DCDE91, #91DEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0DFF6
Lighter +10%#BAB8EA
Darker −10%#6C6AD2
Darker −20%#4643C6
Darker −30%#3431A5
Darker −40%#28267D
More saturated +25%#827FF0
Less saturated −25%#A4A3CC

Channel breakdown

R147
G145
B222
Red147 (57.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue241.56°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 91 · B DE

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