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Recognised as Colour

#9487CF

  • #9487CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9487CF is a blue with RGB values 148, 135, 207 and HSL 251°, 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

#9487CF#9487CF
HEX#9487CF
RGBrgb(148, 135, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5294, 0.8118
RGB percentages58%, 52.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(250.8, 42.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 34.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK28.5%, 34.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,734,095
CSS custom property--colour: #9487CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#6B7830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7392D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#748FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8794A1no 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 text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 30Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2CF87
Analogous#879ECF, #B887CF
Triadic#CF9487, #87CF94
Split complementary#CFB887, #9ECF87
Tetradic#CF879E, #C2CF87, #87CFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F4FB
Lighter +20%#D5D0EC
Lighter +10%#B4ABDE
Darker −10%#7463C0
Darker −20%#5745AB
Darker −30%#453687
Darker −40%#322763
More saturated +25%#8772E4
Less saturated −25%#A19CBA

Channel breakdown

R148
G135
B207
Red148 (58%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue250.83°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 87 · B CF

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