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Recognised as Colour

#9488CD

  • #9488CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9488CD is a blue with RGB values 148, 136, 205 and HSL 250°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9488CD#9488CD
HEX#9488CD
RGBrgb(148, 136, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5333, 0.8039
RGB percentages58%, 53.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(250.4, 40.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 33.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK27.8%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,734,349
CSS custom property--colour: #9488CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#6B7732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7592D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7690CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8794A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CD88
Analogous#889FCD, #B788CD
Triadic#CD9488, #88CD94
Split complementary#CDB788, #9FCD88
Tetradic#CD889F, #C1CD88, #88CDB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F4FA
Lighter +20%#D5D0EB
Lighter +10%#B4ACDC
Darker −10%#7464BE
Darker −20%#5847A8
Darker −30%#453884
Darker −40%#322960
More saturated +25%#8673E2
Less saturated −25%#A29DB8

Channel breakdown

R148
G136
B205
Red148 (58%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue250.43°
Saturation (HSL)40.83%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 88 · B CD

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