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Colour

#9998FD

  • #9998FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9998FD is a blue with RGB values 153, 152, 253 and HSL 241°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9998FD#9998FD
HEX#9998FD
RGBrgb(153, 152, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5961, 0.9922
RGB percentages60%, 59.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(240.6, 96.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.6, 39.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK39.5%, 39.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,066,173
CSS custom property--colour: #9998FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#666702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#709FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7CACBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFD98
Analogous#98CAFD, #CC98FD
Triadic#FD9998, #98FD99
Split complementary#FDCB98, #CAFD98
Tetradic#FD98CA, #FCFD98, #98FDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFF
Lighter +10%#CBCAFE
Darker −10%#6766FC
Darker −20%#3634FB
Darker −30%#0705F7
Darker −40%#0604C5
More saturated +25%#9796FF
Less saturated −25%#A6A5F0

Channel breakdown

R153
G152
B253
Red153 (60%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue240.59°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 98 · B FD

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