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Colour

#9A8AFE

  • #9A8AFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A8AFE is a blue with RGB values 154, 138, 254 and HSL 248°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9A8AFE#9A8AFE
HEX#9A8AFE
RGBrgb(154, 138, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5412, 0.9961
RGB percentages60.4%, 54.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(248.3, 98.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 45.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK39.4%, 45.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,128,126
CSS custom property--colour: #9A8AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#657501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E97FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7EA1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5
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#EEFE8A
Analogous#8AB4FE, #D48AFE
Triadic#FE9A8A, #8AFE9A
Split complementary#FED48A, #B4FE8A
Tetradic#FE8AB4, #EEFE8A, #8AFED4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EFFF
Lighter +10%#C6BDFE
Darker −10%#6E57FE
Darker −20%#4325FD
Darker −30%#2202ED
Darker −40%#1B02BA
More saturated +25%#9989FF
Less saturated −25%#A599EF

Channel breakdown

R154
G138
B254
Red154 (60.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue248.28°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 8A · B FE

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