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Recognised as Colour

#9788CE

  • #9788CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9788CE is a blue with RGB values 151, 136, 206 and HSL 253°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9788CE#9788CE
HEX#9788CE
RGBrgb(151, 136, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5333, 0.8078
RGB percentages59.2%, 53.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(252.9, 41.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 34%, 80.8%)
CMYK26.7%, 34%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,930,958
CSS custom property--colour: #9788CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#687731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7693D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7791CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8B94A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFCE88
Analogous#889CCE, #BA88CE
Triadic#CE9788, #88CE97
Split complementary#CEBA88, #9CCE88
Tetradic#CE889C, #BFCE88, #88CEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F4FB
Lighter +20%#D6D0EC
Lighter +10%#B7ACDD
Darker −10%#7764BF
Darker −20%#5B46AA
Darker −30%#483786
Darker −40%#352862
More saturated +25%#8B73E3
Less saturated −25%#A39DB9

Channel breakdown

R151
G136
B206
Red151 (59.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 88 · B CE

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