Colour

#9B93C2

#9B93C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9B93C2 is a blue with RGB values 155, 147, 194 and HSL 250°, 28%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9B93C2#9B93C2

HEX#9B93C2

RGBrgb(155, 147, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5765, 0.7608

RGB percentages60.8%, 57.6%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(250.2, 27.8%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 24.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK20.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,195,906

CSS custom property--colour: #9B93C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#646C3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8899C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8998C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#939BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Steel blue · ΔE 21.9 Thistle · ΔE 22 Slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Plum · ΔE 22.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 20.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAC293

Analogous#93A2C2, #B393C2

Triadic#C29B93, #93C29B

Split complementary#C2B393, #A2C293

Tetradic#C293A2, #BAC293, #93C2B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F5F9

Lighter +20%#D7D4E7

Lighter +10%#B9B4D4

Darker −10%#7D72B0

Darker −20%#625699

Darker −30%#4D4478

Darker −40%#383158

More saturated +25%#8D7ED7

Less saturated −25%#A9A8AD

Channel breakdown

R155

G147

B194

Red155 (60.8%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue250.21°

Saturation (HSL)27.81%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 93 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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