Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#9393ED

  • #9393ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9393ED is a blue with RGB values 147, 147, 237 and HSL 240°, 71%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9393ED#9393ED
HEX#9393ED
RGBrgb(147, 147, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5765, 0.9294
RGB percentages57.6%, 57.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(240, 71.4%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38%, 92.9%)
CMYK38%, 38%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,671,661
CSS custom property--colour: #9393ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#6C6C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#759FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7199EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79A4B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 27Plum · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDED93
Analogous#93C0ED, #C093ED
Triadic#ED9393, #93ED93
Split complementary#EDC093, #C0ED93
Tetradic#ED93C0, #EDED93, #93EDC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEAFC
Lighter +10%#BFBFF4
Darker −10%#6767E6
Darker −20%#3C3CDE
Darker −30%#2121C6
Darker −40%#1A1A9A
More saturated +25%#8383FD
Less saturated −25%#A3A3DD

Channel breakdown

R147
G147
B237
Red147 (57.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 93 · B ED

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “9393ed” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.