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Colour

#9C92DF

  • #9C92DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9C92DF is a blue with RGB values 156, 146, 223 and HSL 248°, 55%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9C92DF#9C92DF
HEX#9C92DF
RGBrgb(156, 146, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5725, 0.8745
RGB percentages61.2%, 57.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(247.8, 54.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 34.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK30%, 34.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,261,215
CSS custom property--colour: #9C92DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#636D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Plum · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 28Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5DF92
Analogous#92AEDF, #C392DF
Triadic#DF9C92, #92DF9C
Split complementary#DFC392, #AEDF92
Tetradic#DF92AE, #D5DF92, #92DFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E1F6
Lighter +10%#C0B9EB
Darker −10%#786BD3
Darker −20%#5443C8
Darker −30%#4031A7
Darker −40%#312580
More saturated +25%#8F80F1
Less saturated −25%#A9A4CD

Channel breakdown

R156
G146
B223
Red156 (61.2%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue247.79°
Saturation (HSL)54.61%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 92 · B DF

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