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Recognised as Colour

#9A87EA

  • #9A87EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A87EA is a blue with RGB values 154, 135, 234 and HSL 252°, 70%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9A87EA#9A87EA
HEX#9A87EA
RGBrgb(154, 135, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5294, 0.9176
RGB percentages60.4%, 52.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(251.5, 70.2%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 42.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK34.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,127,338
CSS custom property--colour: #9A87EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#657815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6797EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6893E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#869AADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EA87
Analogous#87A5EA, #CB87EA
Triadic#EA9A87, #87EA9A
Split complementary#EACB87, #A5EA87
Tetradic#EA87A5, #D7EA87, #87EACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3DEF9
Lighter +10%#BFB2F2
Darker −10%#755CE2
Darker −20%#5130DB
Darker −30%#3D20B8
Darker −40%#2F198C
More saturated +25%#8F75FC
Less saturated −25%#A599D8

Channel breakdown

R154
G135
B234
Red154 (60.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue251.52°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 87 · B EA

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