Colour

#9897DF

#9897DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9897DF is a blue with RGB values 152, 151, 223 and HSL 241°, 53%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9897DF#9897DF

HEX#9897DF

RGBrgb(152, 151, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5922, 0.8745

RGB percentages59.6%, 59.2%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(240.8, 52.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 32.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK31.8%, 32.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,000,351

CSS custom property--colour: #9897DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#676820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F9CDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#86A4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Steel blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEDF97

Analogous#97BADF, #BC97DF

Triadic#DF9897, #97DF98

Split complementary#DFBC97, #BADF97

Tetradic#DF97BA, #DEDF97, #97DFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5E5F7

Lighter +10%#BFBEEB

Darker −10%#7170D3

Darker −20%#4B49C7

Darker −30%#3634A9

Darker −40%#292882

More saturated +25%#8786F0

Less saturated −25%#A9A8CE

Channel breakdown

R152

G151

B223

Red152 (59.6%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue240.83°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 97 · B DF

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