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Recognised as Colour

#9099FC

  • #9099FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9099FC is a blue with RGB values 144, 153, 252 and HSL 235°, 95%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9099FC#9099FC
HEX#9099FC
RGBrgb(144, 153, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6, 0.9882
RGB percentages56.5%, 60%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(235, 94.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235, 42.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK42.9%, 39.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,476,604
CSS custom property--colour: #9099FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#6F6603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6DADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF390
Analogous#90CFFC, #BD90FC
Triadic#FC9099, #99FC90
Split complementary#FCBD90, #CFFC90
Tetradic#FC90CF, #FCF390, #90FCBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F4FF
Lighter +10%#C2C7FD
Darker −10%#5E6BFB
Darker −20%#2D3EF9
Darker −30%#061AED
Darker −40%#0514BB
More saturated +25%#8D97FF
Less saturated −25%#9EA5EE

Channel breakdown

R144
G153
B252
Red144 (56.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue235°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 99 · B FC

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