Colour

#9485D0

#9485D0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9485D0 is a blue with RGB values 148, 133, 208 and HSL 252°, 44%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9485D0

RGBrgb(148, 133, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5216, 0.8157

RGB percentages58%, 52.2%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(252, 44.4%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 36.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK28.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,733,584

CSS custom property--colour: #9485D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#6B7A2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7090D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#728ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8792A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 27.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1D085

Analogous#859CD0, #BA85D0

Triadic#D09485, #85D094

Split complementary#D0BA85, #9CD085

Tetradic#D0859C, #C1D085, #85D0BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F3FB

Lighter +20%#D5CFEC

Lighter +10%#B4AADE

Darker −10%#7460C2

Darker −20%#5842AD

Darker −30%#453488

Darker −40%#322663

More saturated +25%#8770E5

Less saturated −25%#A19ABB

Channel breakdown

R148

G133

B208

Red148 (58%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)44.38%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 85 · B D0

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