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Recognised as Colour

#9588DC

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

#9588DC is a blue with RGB values 149, 136, 220 and HSL 249°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9588DC#9588DC
HEX#9588DC
RGBrgb(149, 136, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5333, 0.8627
RGB percentages58.4%, 53.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(249.3, 54.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 38.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK32.3%, 38.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,799,900
CSS custom property--colour: #9588DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#6A7723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F95DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F91DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8497A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Plum · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFDC88
Analogous#88A5DC, #BF88DC
Triadic#DC9588, #88DC95
Split complementary#DCBF88, #A5DC88
Tetradic#DC88A5, #CFDC88, #88DCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DBD7F3
Lighter +10%#B8AFE8
Darker −10%#7261D0
Darker −20%#4F3AC4
Darker −30%#3F2E9D
Darker −40%#2F2375
More saturated +25%#8875EF
Less saturated −25%#A29BC9

Channel breakdown

R149
G136
B220
Red149 (58.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue249.29°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 88 · B DC

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