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Recognised as Colour

#9598EB

  • #9598EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9598EB is a blue with RGB values 149, 152, 235 and HSL 238°, 68%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9598EB#9598EB
HEX#9598EB
RGBrgb(149, 152, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5961, 0.9216
RGB percentages58.4%, 59.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(237.9, 68.3%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 36.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK36.6%, 35.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,804,011
CSS custom property--colour: #9598EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6A6714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA2EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#799CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#7DA8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE895
Analogous#95C3EB, #BD95EB
Triadic#EB9598, #98EB95
Split complementary#EBBD95, #C3EB95
Tetradic#EB95C3, #EBE895, #95EBBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEBFB
Lighter +10%#C0C2F3
Darker −10%#6A6EE3
Darker −20%#3F45DB
Darker −30%#252AC2
Darker −40%#1D2197
More saturated +25%#8589FB
Less saturated −25%#A5A7DB

Channel breakdown

R149
G152
B235
Red149 (58.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue237.91°
Saturation (HSL)68.25%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 98 · B EB

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