Recognised as Colour

#9789D2

#9789D2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9789D2 is a blue with RGB values 151, 137, 210 and HSL 252°, 45%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9789D2

RGBrgb(151, 137, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5373, 0.8235

RGB percentages59.2%, 53.7%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(251.5, 44.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 34.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK28.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,931,218

CSS custom property--colour: #9789D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#68762D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7594D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7692D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8A96A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Steel blue · ΔE 26.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9 Slate blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4D289

Analogous#89A0D2, #BC89D2

Triadic#D29789, #89D297

Split complementary#D2BC89, #A0D289

Tetradic#D289A0, #C4D289, #89D2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F8FC

Lighter +20%#D8D3EE

Lighter +10%#B8AEE0

Darker −10%#7664C4

Darker −20%#5944B1

Darker −30%#46368C

Darker −40%#342768

More saturated +25%#8A75E6

Less saturated −25%#A49DBE

Channel breakdown

R151

G137

B210

Red151 (59.2%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue251.51°

Saturation (HSL)44.79%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 89 · B D2

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