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Recognised as Colour

#9889DE

  • #9889DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9889DE is a blue with RGB values 152, 137, 222 and HSL 251°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9889DE#9889DE
HEX#9889DE
RGBrgb(152, 137, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5373, 0.8706
RGB percentages59.6%, 53.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(250.6, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK31.5%, 38.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,996,766
CSS custom property--colour: #9889DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#677621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7096E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#7193DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8898A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Plum · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFDE89
Analogous#89A4DE, #C389DE
Triadic#DE9889, #89DE98
Split complementary#DEC389, #A4DE89
Tetradic#DE89A4, #CFDE89, #89DEC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DED9F4
Lighter +10%#BBB1E9
Darker −10%#7561D3
Darker −20%#5239C8
Darker −30%#412DA1
Darker −40%#312279
More saturated +25%#8C76F1
Less saturated −25%#A49CCB

Channel breakdown

R152
G137
B222
Red152 (59.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue250.59°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 89 · B DE

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