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Recognised as Colour

#9889CB

  • #9889CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9889CB is a blue with RGB values 152, 137, 203 and HSL 254°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9889CB#9889CB
HEX#9889CB
RGBrgb(152, 137, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5373, 0.7961
RGB percentages59.6%, 53.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(253.6, 38.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.6, 32.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK25.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,996,747
CSS custom property--colour: #9889CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#677634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7893CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A91C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8D94A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 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 text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Thistle · ΔE 30.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCCB89
Analogous#899BCB, #B989CB
Triadic#CB9889, #89CB98
Split complementary#CBB989, #9BCB89
Tetradic#CB899B, #BCCB89, #89CBB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F3FA
Lighter +20%#D6D0EA
Lighter +10%#B7ACDB
Darker −10%#7966BB
Darker −20%#5E49A5
Darker −30%#4A3982
Darker −40%#362A5E
More saturated +25%#8C74E0
Less saturated −25%#A49EB6

Channel breakdown

R152
G137
B203
Red152 (59.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue253.64°
Saturation (HSL)38.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 89 · B CB

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