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Recognised as Colour

#9095FF

  • #9095FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9095FF is a blue with RGB values 144, 149, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9095FF#9095FF
HEX#9095FF
RGBrgb(144, 149, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5843, 1
RGB percentages56.5%, 58.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(237.3, 100%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.3, 43.5%, 100%)
CMYK43.5%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,475,583
CSS custom property--colour: #9095FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6F6A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6DA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#669BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6BABBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFA90
Analogous#90CDFF, #C390FF
Triadic#FF9095, #95FF90
Split complementary#FFC390, #CDFF90
Tetradic#FF90CD, #FFFA90, #90FFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F6FF
Lighter +10%#C3C6FF
Darker −10%#5D64FF
Darker −20%#2A34FF
Darker −30%#000BF6
Darker −40%#0009C3
More saturated +25%#9095FF
Less saturated −25%#9EA2F1

Channel breakdown

R144
G149
B255
Red144 (56.5%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue237.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 95 · B FF

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