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Recognised as Colour

#9794DB

  • #9794DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9794DB is a blue with RGB values 151, 148, 219 and HSL 243°, 50%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9794DB#9794DB
HEX#9794DB
RGBrgb(151, 148, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5804, 0.8588
RGB percentages59.2%, 58%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(242.5, 49.7%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 32.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK31.1%, 32.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,934,043
CSS custom property--colour: #9794DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#686B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F9DDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E99D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#86A1AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Plum · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DB94
Analogous#94B4DB, #BB94DB
Triadic#DB9794, #94DB97
Split complementary#DBBB94, #B4DB94
Tetradic#DB94B4, #D8DB94, #94DBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E0F5
Lighter +10%#BCBAE8
Darker −10%#726ECE
Darker −20%#4D48C1
Darker −30%#3A36A0
Darker −40%#2C297A
More saturated +25%#8782ED
Less saturated −25%#A7A6C9

Channel breakdown

R151
G148
B219
Red151 (59.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue242.54°
Saturation (HSL)49.65%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 94 · B DB

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