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Recognised as Colour

#9A90DF

  • #9A90DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9A90DF is a blue with RGB values 154, 144, 223 and HSL 248°, 55%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9A90DF#9A90DF
HEX#9A90DF
RGBrgb(154, 144, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5647, 0.8745
RGB percentages60.4%, 56.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(247.6, 55.2%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 35.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK30.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,129,631
CSS custom property--colour: #9A90DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#656F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7998DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#8A9EADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5DF90
Analogous#90ADDF, #C290DF
Triadic#DF9A90, #90DF9A
Split complementary#DFC190, #ADDF90
Tetradic#DF90AD, #D5DF90, #90DFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2DFF6
Lighter +10%#BEB8EA
Darker −10%#7668D4
Darker −20%#5241C8
Darker −30%#3F30A6
Darker −40%#30247F
More saturated +25%#8D7EF1
Less saturated −25%#A7A2CD

Channel breakdown

R154
G144
B223
Red154 (60.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue247.59°
Saturation (HSL)55.24%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 90 · B DF

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