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Recognised as Colour

#9590C8

  • #9590C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9590C8 is a blue with RGB values 149, 144, 200 and HSL 245°, 34%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9590C8#9590C8
HEX#9590C8
RGBrgb(149, 144, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5647, 0.7843
RGB percentages58.4%, 56.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(245.4, 33.7%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.4, 28%, 78.4%)
CMYK25.5%, 28%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,801,928
CSS custom property--colour: #9590C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#6A6F37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8197CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8195C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#8A9AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Plum · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3C890
Analogous#90A7C8, #B190C8
Triadic#C89590, #90C895
Split complementary#C8B190, #A7C890
Tetradic#C890A7, #C3C890, #90C8B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F6FB
Lighter +20%#D6D4EA
Lighter +10%#B6B2D9
Darker −10%#746EB7
Darker −20%#5750A2
Darker −30%#453F80
Darker −40%#332E5E
More saturated +25%#847BDD
Less saturated −25%#A6A5B3

Channel breakdown

R149
G144
B200
Red149 (58.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue245.36°
Saturation (HSL)33.73%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 90 · B C8

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