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Recognised as Colour

#9598F3

  • #9598F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9598F3 is a blue with RGB values 149, 152, 243 and HSL 238°, 80%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9598F3#9598F3
HEX#9598F3
RGBrgb(149, 152, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5961, 0.9529
RGB percentages58.4%, 59.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(238.1, 79.7%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 38.7%, 95.3%)
CMYK38.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,804,019
CSS custom property--colour: #9598F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#6A670C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A4F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#759DF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7AAABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 27.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F095
Analogous#95C7F3, #C195F3
Triadic#F39598, #98F395
Split complementary#F3C195, #C7F395
Tetradic#F395C7, #F3F095, #95F3C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F1FD
Lighter +10%#C3C5F8
Darker −10%#676BEE
Darker −20%#393FE9
Darker −30%#181ED7
Darker −40%#1318A9
More saturated +25%#898DFF
Less saturated −25%#A4A6E4

Channel breakdown

R149
G152
B243
Red149 (58.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue238.09°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 98 · B F3

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