Colour

#9886DB

#9886DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9886DB is a blue with RGB values 152, 134, 219 and HSL 253°, 54%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9886DB

RGBrgb(152, 134, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5255, 0.8588

RGB percentages59.6%, 52.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(252.7, 54.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 38.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK30.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,995,995

CSS custom property--colour: #9886DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1

Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#677924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D93DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F91D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8995A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Plum · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 25 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2 Royal blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C9DB86

Analogous#869EDB, #C386DB

Triadic#DB9886, #86DB98

Split complementary#DBC386, #9EDB86

Tetradic#DB869E, #C9DB86, #86DBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFCFE

Lighter +20%#DBD5F2

Lighter +10%#B9ADE7

Darker −10%#775FCF

Darker −20%#563AC1

Darker −30%#452E9A

Darker −40%#332273

More saturated +25%#8D72EF

Less saturated −25%#A39AC7

Channel breakdown

R152

G134

B219

Red152 (59.6%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue252.71°

Saturation (HSL)54.14%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 86 · B DB

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Colour values

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