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Recognised as Colour

#9588CD

  • #9588CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9588CD is a blue with RGB values 149, 136, 205 and HSL 251°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9588CD#9588CD
HEX#9588CD
RGBrgb(149, 136, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5333, 0.8039
RGB percentages58.4%, 53.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(251.3, 40.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 33.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK27.3%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,799,885
CSS custom property--colour: #9588CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#6A7732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7692D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7790CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8994A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Plum · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0CD88
Analogous#889DCD, #B888CD
Triadic#CD9588, #88CD95
Split complementary#CDB888, #9ECD88
Tetradic#CD889D, #C0CD88, #88CDB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F4FA
Lighter +20%#D5D0EB
Lighter +10%#B5ACDC
Darker −10%#7564BE
Darker −20%#5947A8
Darker −30%#463884
Darker −40%#332960
More saturated +25%#8873E2
Less saturated −25%#A29DB8

Channel breakdown

R149
G136
B205
Red149 (58.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue251.3°
Saturation (HSL)40.83%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 88 · B CD

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