Information about #9480DB color

#9480DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9480DB falls into the Blue Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 128, 219) — 58% red, 50.2% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 36 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9480DB reads as a clearly saturated deep-sea blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Medium Purple (#9370DB). Slightly further away sit Light Persian Blue (#968BE7) and True V (#8A73D6).

The recipe behind #9480DB is rgb(148, 128, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9480DB: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9480DB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9480DB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9480DB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9480DB
  • RGB148, 128, 219
  • CMYK28, 36, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(148, 128, 219)
  • HSL253°, 56%, 68%
  • HSL Precise253.187°, 55.828%, 68.039%
  • HSV253°, 42%, 86%
  • HSB253°, 42%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.502, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.502, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.502, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9480DB
  • DECIMAL ID9732315
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01