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Recognised as Colour

#9588C3

  • #9588C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9588C3 is a blue with RGB values 149, 136, 195 and HSL 253°, 33%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9588C3#9588C3
HEX#9588C3
RGBrgb(149, 136, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5333, 0.7647
RGB percentages58.4%, 53.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(253.2, 33%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 30.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK23.6%, 30.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,799,875
CSS custom property--colour: #9588C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#6A773C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A91C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8C929Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Thistle · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6C388
Analogous#8898C3, #B388C3
Triadic#C39588, #88C395
Split complementary#C3B288, #98C388
Tetradic#C38898, #B6C388, #88C3B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EEF6
Lighter +20%#D1CCE5
Lighter +10%#B3AAD4
Darker −10%#7766B2
Darker −20%#5D4D98
Darker −30%#493C76
Darker −40%#342B54
More saturated +25%#8872D9
Less saturated −25%#A29EAD

Channel breakdown

R149
G136
B195
Red149 (58.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue253.22°
Saturation (HSL)32.96%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 88 · B C3

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