Recognised as Colour

#9484CB

#9484CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9484CB is a blue with RGB values 148, 132, 203 and HSL 254°, 41%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9484CB

RGBrgb(148, 132, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5176, 0.7961

RGB percentages58%, 51.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(253.5, 40.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 35%, 79.6%)

CMYK27.1%, 35%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,733,323

CSS custom property--colour: #9484CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#6B7B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#718FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#738DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#88909Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Plum · ΔE 22 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6 Slate blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BBCB84

Analogous#8498CB, #B784CB

Triadic#CB9484, #84CB94

Split complementary#CBB784, #98CB84

Tetradic#CB8498, #BBCB84, #84CBB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F0F8

Lighter +20%#D2CCE9

Lighter +10%#B3A8DA

Darker −10%#7560BC

Darker −20%#5B45A4

Darker −30%#473680

Darker −40%#33275C

More saturated +25%#886EE1

Less saturated −25%#A09AB5

Channel breakdown

R148

G132

B203

Red148 (58%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue253.52°

Saturation (HSL)40.57%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 84 · B CB

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Colour values

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