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Recognised as Colour

#9989CC

  • #9989CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9989CC is a blue with RGB values 153, 137, 204 and HSL 254°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9989CC#9989CC
HEX#9989CC
RGBrgb(153, 137, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5373, 0.8
RGB percentages60%, 53.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(254.3, 39.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 32.8%, 80%)
CMYK25%, 32.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,284
CSS custom property--colour: #9989CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#667633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7893CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A92CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8F94A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Thistle · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCCC89
Analogous#899BCC, #BB89CC
Triadic#CC9989, #89CC99
Split complementary#CCBB89, #9BCC89
Tetradic#CC899B, #BCCC89, #89CCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F4FA
Lighter +20%#D7D0EB
Lighter +10%#B8ADDB
Darker −10%#7A65BD
Darker −20%#5F48A7
Darker −30%#4B3983
Darker −40%#362960
More saturated +25%#8E74E1
Less saturated −25%#A49EB7

Channel breakdown

R153
G137
B204
Red153 (60%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue254.33°
Saturation (HSL)39.64%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 89 · B CC

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