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Recognised as Colour

#9497EB

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

#9497EB is a blue with RGB values 148, 151, 235 and HSL 238°, 69%, 75%. 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

#9497EB#9497EB
HEX#9497EB
RGBrgb(148, 151, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5922, 0.9216
RGB percentages58%, 59.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(237.9, 68.5%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 37%, 92.2%)
CMYK37%, 35.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,738,219
CSS custom property--colour: #9497EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6B6814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA2EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#779CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7BA7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Plum · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.2Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE894
Analogous#94C3EB, #BD94EB
Triadic#EB9497, #97EB94
Split complementary#EBBC94, #C3EB94
Tetradic#EB94C3, #EBE894, #94EBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEBFB
Lighter +10%#BFC1F3
Darker −10%#696DE3
Darker −20%#3E43DB
Darker −30%#242AC2
Darker −40%#1C2097
More saturated +25%#8488FB
Less saturated −25%#A4A6DB

Channel breakdown

R148
G151
B235
Red148 (58%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue237.93°
Saturation (HSL)68.5%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 97 · B EB

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