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Recognised as Colour

#947DF9

  • #947DF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#947DF9 is a blue with RGB values 148, 125, 249 and HSL 251°, 91%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#947DF9#947DF9
HEX#947DF9
RGBrgb(148, 125, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.4902, 0.9765
RGB percentages58%, 49%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(251.1, 91.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 49.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK40.6%, 49.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,731,577
CSS custom property--colour: #947DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#6B8206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4992FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7897AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2F97D
Analogous#7DA4F9, #D27DF9
Triadic#F9947D, #7DF994
Split complementary#F9D27D, #A4F97D
Tetradic#F97DA4, #E2F97D, #7DF9D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DEFD
Lighter +10%#BCAEFB
Darker −10%#6C4CF7
Darker −20%#441CF4
Darker −30%#2F0AD3
Darker −40%#2408A2
More saturated +25%#9077FF
Less saturated −25%#9F8EE8

Channel breakdown

R148
G125
B249
Red148 (58%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue251.13°
Saturation (HSL)91.18%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 7D · B F9

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