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Recognised as Colour

#989FF9

  • #989FF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#989FF9 is a blue with RGB values 152, 159, 249 and HSL 236°, 89%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#989FF9#989FF9
HEX#989FF9
RGBrgb(152, 159, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6235, 0.9765
RGB percentages59.6%, 62.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(235.7, 89%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 39%, 97.6%)
CMYK39%, 36.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,002,425
CSS custom property--colour: #989FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#676006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81AAFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA3F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7BB1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Plum · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9F298
Analogous#98D0F9, #C298F9
Triadic#F9989F, #9FF998
Split complementary#F9C298, #D0F998
Tetradic#F998CF, #F9F298, #98F9C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FF
Lighter +10%#C8CCFC
Darker −10%#6872F6
Darker −20%#3845F3
Darker −30%#0E1EEA
Darker −40%#0B17BA
More saturated +25%#929AFF
Less saturated −25%#A6ABEB

Channel breakdown

R152
G159
B249
Red152 (59.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue235.67°
Saturation (HSL)88.99%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9F · B F9

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