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Recognised as Colour

#9895CE

  • #9895CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9895CE is a blue with RGB values 152, 149, 206 and HSL 243°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9895CE#9895CE
HEX#9895CE
RGBrgb(152, 149, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5843, 0.8078
RGB percentages59.6%, 58.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(243.2, 36.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 27.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK26.2%, 27.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,999,822
CSS custom property--colour: #9895CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#676A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8599CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8C9FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Thistle · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBCE95
Analogous#95AFCE, #B495CE
Triadic#CE9895, #95CE98
Split complementary#CEB495, #AFCE95
Tetradic#CE95AF, #CBCE95, #95CEB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DCDBEE
Lighter +10%#BAB8DE
Darker −10%#7672BE
Darker −20%#5550AD
Darker −30%#44408A
Darker −40%#333067
More saturated +25%#8782E1
Less saturated −25%#A9A8BB

Channel breakdown

R152
G149
B206
Red152 (59.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue243.16°
Saturation (HSL)36.77%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 95 · B CE

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