Colour

#9889CE

#9889CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9889CE is a blue with RGB values 152, 137, 206 and HSL 253°, 41%, 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

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HEX#9889CE

RGBrgb(152, 137, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5373, 0.8078

RGB percentages59.6%, 53.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(253, 41.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 33.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK26.2%, 33.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,996,750

CSS custom property--colour: #9889CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#677631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7793D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7992CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8D95A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Plum · ΔE 20.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9 Steel blue · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFCE89

Analogous#899DCE, #BA89CE

Triadic#CE9889, #89CE98

Split complementary#CEBB89, #9DCE89

Tetradic#CE899D, #BFCE89, #89CEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F5FB

Lighter +20%#D7D1EC

Lighter +10%#B7ADDD

Darker −10%#7965BF

Darker −20%#5C47AA

Darker −30%#493886

Darker −40%#352962

More saturated +25%#8C74E3

Less saturated −25%#A49EB9

Channel breakdown

R152

G137

B206

Red152 (59.6%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue253.04°

Saturation (HSL)41.32%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 89 · B CE

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