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Colour

#9091FF

  • #9091FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9091FF is a blue with RGB values 144, 145, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9091FF#9091FF
HEX#9091FF
RGBrgb(144, 145, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5686, 1
RGB percentages56.5%, 56.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.5, 100%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.5, 43.5%, 100%)
CMYK43.5%, 43.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,474,559
CSS custom property--colour: #9091FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#6F6E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6098FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFE90
Analogous#90C8FF, #C790FF
Triadic#FF9091, #91FF90
Split complementary#FFC790, #C8FF90
Tetradic#FF90C8, #FFFE90, #90FFC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F6FF
Lighter +10%#C3C4FF
Darker −10%#5D5EFF
Darker −20%#2A2CFF
Darker −30%#0002F6
Darker −40%#0002C3
More saturated +25%#9091FF
Less saturated −25%#9E9FF1

Channel breakdown

R144
G145
B255
Red144 (56.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 91 · B FF

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