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Recognised as Colour

#9989D2

  • #9989D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9989D2 is a blue with RGB values 153, 137, 210 and HSL 253°, 45%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9989D2#9989D2
HEX#9989D2
RGBrgb(153, 137, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5373, 0.8235
RGB percentages60%, 53.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(253.2, 44.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 34.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK27.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,290
CSS custom property--colour: #9989D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#66762D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7694D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7792D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8D96A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2D289
Analogous#899ED2, #BD89D2
Triadic#D29989, #89D299
Split complementary#D2BD89, #9ED289
Tetradic#D2899E, #C2D289, #89D2BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F8FC
Lighter +20%#D9D3EE
Lighter +10%#B9AEE0
Darker −10%#7964C4
Darker −20%#5C44B1
Darker −30%#49368C
Darker −40%#362768
More saturated +25%#8E75E6
Less saturated −25%#A49DBE

Channel breakdown

R153
G137
B210
Red153 (60%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue253.15°
Saturation (HSL)44.79%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 89 · B D2

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