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Colour

#9997FF

  • #9997FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9997FF is a blue with RGB values 153, 151, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9997FF#9997FF
HEX#9997FF
RGBrgb(153, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages60%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(241.2, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK40%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,065,919
CSS custom property--colour: #9997FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#666800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7BACBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFF97
Analogous#97C9FF, #CD97FF
Triadic#FF9997, #97FF99
Split complementary#FFCD97, #C9FF97
Tetradic#FF97C9, #FDFF97, #97FFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CBCAFF
Darker −10%#6764FF
Darker −20%#3531FF
Darker −30%#0500FD
Darker −40%#0400CA
More saturated +25%#9997FF
Less saturated −25%#A6A4F2

Channel breakdown

R153
G151
B255
Red153 (60%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue241.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 97 · B FF

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