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Colour

#9894FF

  • #9894FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9894FF is a blue with RGB values 152, 148, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9894FF#9894FF
HEX#9894FF
RGBrgb(152, 148, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5804, 1
RGB percentages59.6%, 58%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.2, 100%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 42%, 100%)
CMYK40.4%, 42%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,999,615
CSS custom property--colour: #9894FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#676B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#699CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#79A9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFF94
Analogous#94C5FF, #CE94FF
Triadic#FF9894, #94FF98
Split complementary#FFCD94, #C6FF94
Tetradic#FF94C5, #FBFF94, #94FFCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAFF
Lighter +10%#C9C7FF
Darker −10%#6761FF
Darker −20%#362EFF
Darker −30%#0900FA
Darker −40%#0700C7
More saturated +25%#9894FF
Less saturated −25%#A4A1F2

Channel breakdown

R152
G148
B255
Red152 (59.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 94 · B FF

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