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Recognised as Colour

#9995DC

  • #9995DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9995DC is a blue with RGB values 153, 149, 220 and HSL 243°, 50%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9995DC#9995DC
HEX#9995DC
RGBrgb(153, 149, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5843, 0.8627
RGB percentages60%, 58.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(243.4, 50.4%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 32.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK30.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,065,372
CSS custom property--colour: #9995DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#666A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819EDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#89A2AFno 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 text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Plum · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2Thistle · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DC95
Analogous#95B5DC, #BC95DC
Triadic#DC9995, #95DC99
Split complementary#DCBD95, #B5DC95
Tetradic#DC95B5, #D8DC95, #95DCBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E2F5
Lighter +10%#BEBBE9
Darker −10%#746FCF
Darker −20%#4F48C3
Darker −30%#3C36A2
Darker −40%#2E297C
More saturated +25%#8983EE
Less saturated −25%#A9A7CA

Channel breakdown

R153
G149
B220
Red153 (60%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue243.38°
Saturation (HSL)50.35%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 95 · B DC

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