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Recognised as Colour

#9995CC

  • #9995CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9995CC is a blue with RGB values 153, 149, 204 and HSL 244°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9995CC#9995CC
HEX#9995CC
RGBrgb(153, 149, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5843, 0.8
RGB percentages60%, 58.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(244.4, 35%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 27%, 80%)
CMYK25%, 27%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,065,356
CSS custom property--colour: #9995CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#666A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8699CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8E9EA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2Thistle · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CC95
Analogous#95ADCC, #B595CC
Triadic#CC9995, #95CC99
Split complementary#CCB595, #ACCC95
Tetradic#CC95AC, #C8CC95, #95CCB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#DBDAED
Lighter +10%#BAB7DD
Darker −10%#7873BB
Darker −20%#5852A9
Darker −30%#464187
Darker −40%#343065
More saturated +25%#8881E0
Less saturated −25%#AAA9B8

Channel breakdown

R153
G149
B204
Red153 (60%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue244.36°
Saturation (HSL)35.03%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 95 · B CC

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