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Recognised as Colour

#9579FF

  • #9579FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9579FF is a blue with RGB values 149, 121, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9579FF#9579FF
HEX#9579FF
RGBrgb(149, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages58.4%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(252.5, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK41.6%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,796,095
CSS custom property--colour: #9579FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#6A8600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A91FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D8BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7795B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.4Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3FF79
Analogous#79A0FF, #D879FF
Triadic#FF9579, #79FF95
Split complementary#FFD879, #A0FF79
Tetradic#FF79A0, #E3FF79, #79FFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6DFFF
Lighter +10%#BDACFF
Darker −10%#6D46FF
Darker −20%#4413FF
Darker −30%#2F00DF
Darker −40%#2400AC
More saturated +25%#9579FF
Less saturated −25%#9F8AEE

Channel breakdown

R149
G121
B255
Red149 (58.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue252.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 79 · B FF

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