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Recognised as Colour

#9A94EA

  • #9A94EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9A94EA is a blue with RGB values 154, 148, 234 and HSL 244°, 67%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9A94EA#9A94EA
HEX#9A94EA
RGBrgb(154, 148, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5804, 0.9176
RGB percentages60.4%, 58%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(244.2, 67.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 36.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK34.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,130,666
CSS custom property--colour: #9A94EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#656B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#779BE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#85A4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4EA94
Analogous#94B9EA, #C594EA
Triadic#EA9A94, #94EA9A
Split complementary#EAC594, #B9EA94
Tetradic#EA94B9, #E4EA94, #94EAC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE9FB
Lighter +10%#C2BFF2
Darker −10%#7269E2
Darker −20%#4A3FD9
Darker −30%#3026BF
Darker −40%#261D95
More saturated +25%#8C84FA
Less saturated −25%#A8A4DA

Channel breakdown

R154
G148
B234
Red154 (60.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue244.19°
Saturation (HSL)67.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 94 · B EA

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