Colour

#9A95BB

#9A95BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9A95BB is a blue with RGB values 154, 149, 187 and HSL 248°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9A95BB#9A95BB

HEX#9A95BB

RGBrgb(154, 149, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5843, 0.7333

RGB percentages60.4%, 58.4%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(247.9, 21.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 20.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK17.6%, 20.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,130,875

CSS custom property--colour: #9A95BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#656A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C9ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C98BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#939BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 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 text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1 Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B6BB95

Analogous#95A3BB, #AD95BB

Triadic#BB9A95, #95BB9A

Split complementary#BBAD95, #A3BB95

Tetradic#BB95A3, #B6BB95, #95BBAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F2F7

Lighter +20%#D5D3E3

Lighter +10%#B8B4CF

Darker −10%#7C76A7

Darker −20%#625B8F

Darker −30%#4D486F

Darker −40%#373450

More saturated +25%#8A7FD1

Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R154

G149

B187

Red154 (60.4%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue247.89°

Saturation (HSL)21.84%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 95 · B BB

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Colour values

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