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Recognised as Colour

#9892CB

  • #9892CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9892CB is a blue with RGB values 152, 146, 203 and HSL 246°, 35%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9892CB#9892CB
HEX#9892CB
RGBrgb(152, 146, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5725, 0.7961
RGB percentages59.6%, 57.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(246.3, 35.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 28.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK25.1%, 28.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,999,051
CSS custom property--colour: #9892CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#676D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8397C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8D9CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Thistle · ΔE 25.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5CB92
Analogous#92A9CB, #B492CB
Triadic#CB9892, #92CB98
Split complementary#CBB492, #A8CB92
Tetradic#CB92A9, #C5CB92, #92CBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFC
Lighter +20%#D9D7EC
Lighter +10%#B9B5DB
Darker −10%#776FBB
Darker −20%#5950A7
Darker −30%#473F85
Darker −40%#342F62
More saturated +25%#887EDF
Less saturated −25%#A8A6B7

Channel breakdown

R152
G146
B203
Red152 (59.6%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue246.32°
Saturation (HSL)35.4%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 92 · B CB

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