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Recognised as Colour

#957FEE

  • #957FEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#957FEE is a blue with RGB values 149, 127, 238 and HSL 252°, 77%, 72%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#957FEE#957FEE
HEX#957FEE
RGBrgb(149, 127, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.498, 0.9333
RGB percentages58.4%, 49.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(251.9, 76.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 46.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK37.4%, 46.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,797,614
CSS custom property--colour: #957FEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#6A8011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5692F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#588DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7E95ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8EE7F
Analogous#7FA1EE, #CC7FEE
Triadic#EE957F, #7FEE95
Split complementary#EECC7F, #A1EE7F
Tetradic#EE7FA1, #D8EE7F, #7FEECC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0D9FA
Lighter +10%#BAACF4
Darker −10%#7052E8
Darker −20%#4A25E2
Darker −30%#3919BB
Darker −40%#2B138E
More saturated +25%#8B6EFF
Less saturated −25%#A091DC

Channel breakdown

R149
G127
B238
Red149 (58.4%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue251.89°
Saturation (HSL)76.55%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 7F · B EE

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