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Recognised as Colour

#9497DE

  • #9497DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9497DE is a blue with RGB values 148, 151, 222 and HSL 238°, 53%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9497DE#9497DE
HEX#9497DE
RGBrgb(148, 151, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5922, 0.8706
RGB percentages58%, 59.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(237.6, 52.9%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 33.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK33.3%, 32%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,738,206
CSS custom property--colour: #9497DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#6B6821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9BDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#80A4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDB94
Analogous#94BCDE, #B694DE
Triadic#DE9497, #97DE94
Split complementary#DEB694, #BCDE94
Tetradic#DE94BC, #DEDB94, #94DEB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E3F6
Lighter +10%#BBBDEA
Darker −10%#6D71D2
Darker −20%#464BC6
Darker −30%#3338A6
Darker −40%#272B7F
More saturated +25%#8387F0
Less saturated −25%#A6A7CD

Channel breakdown

R148
G151
B222
Red148 (58%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue237.57°
Saturation (HSL)52.86%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 97 · B DE

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