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Recognised as Colour

#9884FF

  • #9884FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9884FF is a blue with RGB values 152, 132, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9884FF#9884FF
HEX#9884FF
RGBrgb(152, 132, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5176, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 51.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.8, 100%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 48.2%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 48.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,995,519
CSS custom property--colour: #9884FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#677B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5399FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5393FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B9DB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Medium orchid · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBFF84
Analogous#84AEFF, #D584FF
Triadic#FF9884, #84FF98
Split complementary#FFD584, #AEFF84
Tetradic#FF84AE, #EBFF84, #84FFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEAFF
Lighter +10%#C3B7FF
Darker −10%#6D51FF
Darker −20%#431EFF
Darker −30%#2600EA
Darker −40%#1E00B7
More saturated +25%#9884FF
Less saturated −25%#A293F0

Channel breakdown

R152
G132
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 84 · B FF

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