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Recognised as Colour

#9783D4

  • #9783D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9783D4 is a blue with RGB values 151, 131, 212 and HSL 255°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9783D4#9783D4
HEX#9783D4
RGBrgb(151, 131, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5137, 0.8314
RGB percentages59.2%, 51.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(254.8, 48.5%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 38.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK28.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,929,684
CSS custom property--colour: #9783D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#687C2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C90D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8ED2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8A91A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Plum · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Royal blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0D483
Analogous#8398D4, #BF83D4
Triadic#D49783, #83D497
Split complementary#D4C083, #97D483
Tetradic#D48398, #C0D483, #83D4BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5FB
Lighter +20%#D7CFEE
Lighter +10%#B7A9E1
Darker −10%#775DC7
Darker −20%#5B3EB3
Darker −30%#48318D
Darker −40%#342467
More saturated +25%#8C6EE9
Less saturated −25%#A298BF

Channel breakdown

R151
G131
B212
Red151 (59.2%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue254.81°
Saturation (HSL)48.5%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 83 · B D4

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