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Recognised as Colour

#9A8DEB

  • #9A8DEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9A8DEB is a blue with RGB values 154, 141, 235 and HSL 248°, 70%, 74%. 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

#9A8DEB#9A8DEB
HEX#9A8DEB
RGBrgb(154, 141, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5529, 0.9216
RGB percentages60.4%, 55.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(248.3, 70.1%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 40%, 92.2%)
CMYK34.5%, 40%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,128,875
CSS custom property--colour: #9A8DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#657214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F97E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#869FB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEEB8D
Analogous#8DAFEB, #C98DEB
Triadic#EB9A8D, #8DEB9A
Split complementary#EBC98D, #AFEB8D
Tetradic#EB8DAF, #DEEB8D, #8DEBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E4FA
Lighter +10%#C0B8F3
Darker −10%#7462E3
Darker −20%#4D36DC
Darker −30%#3721BE
Darker −40%#2A1A92
More saturated +25%#8E7CFC
Less saturated −25%#A69EDA

Channel breakdown

R154
G141
B235
Red154 (60.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue248.3°
Saturation (HSL)70.15%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 8D · B EB

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