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Recognised as Colour

#9895D8

  • #9895D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9895D8 is a blue with RGB values 152, 149, 216 and HSL 243°, 46%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9895D8#9895D8
HEX#9895D8
RGBrgb(152, 149, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5843, 0.8471
RGB percentages59.6%, 58.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(242.7, 46.2%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 31%, 84.7%)
CMYK29.6%, 31%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,999,832
CSS custom property--colour: #9895D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#676A27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829EDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#809AD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#89A1ADno 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 text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Plum · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 28Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1Thistle · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5D895
Analogous#95B3D8, #BA95D8
Triadic#D89895, #95D898
Split complementary#D8BA95, #B3D895
Tetradic#D895B3, #D5D895, #95D8BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E0F3
Lighter +10%#BCBAE6
Darker −10%#7470CA
Darker −20%#504ABD
Darker −30%#3D399B
Darker −40%#2F2B76
More saturated +25%#8783EA
Less saturated −25%#A9A7C6

Channel breakdown

R152
G149
B216
Red152 (59.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue242.69°
Saturation (HSL)46.21%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 95 · B D8

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