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Colour

#9585DA

  • #9585DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9585DA is a blue with RGB values 149, 133, 218 and HSL 251°, 53%, 69%. 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

#9585DA#9585DA
HEX#9585DA
RGBrgb(149, 133, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5216, 0.8549
RGB percentages58.4%, 52.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(251.3, 53.5%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 39%, 85.5%)
CMYK31.7%, 39%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,799,130
CSS custom property--colour: #9585DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#6A7A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C92DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8594A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 24.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CADA85
Analogous#85A0DA, #BF85DA
Triadic#DA9585, #85DA95
Split complementary#DAC085, #A0DA85
Tetradic#DA85A0, #CADA85, #85DABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFE
Lighter +20%#D9D3F2
Lighter +10%#B7ACE6
Darker −10%#735ECE
Darker −20%#533ABF
Darker −30%#422E98
Darker −40%#312271
More saturated +25%#8971EE
Less saturated −25%#A199C6

Channel breakdown

R149
G133
B218
Red149 (58.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue251.29°
Saturation (HSL)53.46%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 85 · B DA

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