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Recognised as Colour

#9792DC

  • #9792DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9792DC is a blue with RGB values 151, 146, 220 and HSL 244°, 51%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9792DC#9792DC
HEX#9792DC
RGBrgb(151, 146, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5725, 0.8627
RGB percentages59.2%, 57.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(244.1, 51.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 33.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK31.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,933,532
CSS custom property--colour: #9792DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#686D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9CDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B98DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#869FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Plum · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DC92
Analogous#92B2DC, #BC92DC
Triadic#DC9792, #92DC97
Split complementary#DCBC92, #B2DC92
Tetradic#DC92B2, #D7DC92, #92DCBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1DFF5
Lighter +10%#BCB9E8
Darker −10%#726BD0
Darker −20%#4D45C3
Darker −30%#3B34A1
Darker −40%#2D277B
More saturated +25%#8780EE
Less saturated −25%#A7A4CA

Channel breakdown

R151
G146
B220
Red151 (59.2%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue244.05°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 92 · B DC

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