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Recognised as Colour

#9395CF

  • #9395CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9395CF is a blue with RGB values 147, 149, 207 and HSL 238°, 38%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9395CF#9395CF
HEX#9395CF
RGBrgb(147, 149, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5843, 0.8118
RGB percentages57.6%, 58.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(238, 38.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 29%, 81.2%)
CMYK29%, 28%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,672,143
CSS custom property--colour: #9395CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32203WCAG 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 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#6C6A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8298CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#849FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Plum · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCD93
Analogous#93B3CF, #AF93CF
Triadic#CF9395, #95CF93
Split complementary#CFAF93, #B3CF93
Tetradic#CF93B3, #CFCD93, #93CFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DADAEE
Lighter +10%#B6B8DF
Darker −10%#7072BF
Darker −20%#4E51AE
Darker −30%#3E408B
Darker −40%#2E3068
More saturated +25%#7F83E3
Less saturated −25%#A6A7BB

Channel breakdown

R147
G149
B207
Red147 (57.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue238°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 95 · B CF

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