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Recognised as Colour

#9A85FF

  • #9A85FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A85FF is a blue with RGB values 154, 133, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9A85FF#9A85FF
HEX#9A85FF
RGBrgb(154, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(250.3, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,126,847
CSS custom property--colour: #9A85FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#657A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5599FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5694FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7E9EB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Medium orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFF85
Analogous#85ADFF, #D785FF
Triadic#FF9A85, #85FF9A
Split complementary#FFD785, #ADFF85
Tetradic#FF85AD, #EAFF85, #85FFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEBFF
Lighter +10%#C4B8FF
Darker −10%#7052FF
Darker −20%#461FFF
Darker −30%#2800EB
Darker −40%#2000B8
More saturated +25%#9A85FF
Less saturated −25%#A494F0

Channel breakdown

R154
G133
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 85 · B FF

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