Recognised as Colour

#9486CF

#9486CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9486CF is a blue with RGB values 148, 134, 207 and HSL 252°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9486CF

RGBrgb(148, 134, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5255, 0.8118

RGB percentages58%, 52.5%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(251.5, 43.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 35.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK28.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,733,839

CSS custom property--colour: #9486CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#6B7930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7291D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#738FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8793A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Plum · ΔE 22.4 Steel blue · ΔE 26.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1CF86

Analogous#869DCF, #B986CF

Triadic#CF9486, #86CF94

Split complementary#CFB986, #9DCF86

Tetradic#CF869D, #C1CF86, #86CFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F4FA

Lighter +20%#D5CFEC

Lighter +10%#B4ABDD

Darker −10%#7461C1

Darker −20%#5844AB

Darker −30%#453587

Darker −40%#322762

More saturated +25%#8771E4

Less saturated −25%#A19BBA

Channel breakdown

R148

G134

B207

Red148 (58%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue251.51°

Saturation (HSL)43.2%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 86 · B CF

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