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Recognised as Colour

#9877FE

  • #9877FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#9877FE is a blue with RGB values 152, 119, 254 and HSL 255°, 99%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#9877FE#9877FE
HEX#9877FE
RGBrgb(152, 119, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4667, 0.9961
RGB percentages59.6%, 46.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(254.7, 98.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 53.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK40.2%, 53.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,992,190
CSS custom property--colour: #9877FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#678801

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3890FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E8BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7C93AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDFE77
Analogous#779AFE, #DB77FE
Triadic#FE9877, #77FE98
Split complementary#FEDB77, #9AFE77
Tetradic#FE779A, #DDFE77, #77FEDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DCFF
Lighter +10%#BEAAFE
Darker −10%#7244FE
Darker −20%#4B12FD
Darker −30%#3702DA
Darker −40%#2A01A8
More saturated +25%#9776FF
Less saturated −25%#A188ED

Channel breakdown

R152
G119
B254
Red152 (59.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue254.67°
Saturation (HSL)98.54%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 77 · B FE

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