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Recognised as Colour

#9A99CE

  • #9A99CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9A99CE is a blue with RGB values 154, 153, 206 and HSL 241°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9A99CE#9A99CE
HEX#9A99CE
RGBrgb(154, 153, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6, 0.8078
RGB percentages60.4%, 60%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(241.1, 35.1%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 25.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK25.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,131,918
CSS custom property--colour: #9A99CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#656631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Thistle · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCE99
Analogous#99B2CE, #B599CE
Triadic#CE9A99, #99CE9A
Split complementary#CEB599, #B2CE99
Tetradic#CE99B2, #CDCE99, #99CEB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEDEEF
Lighter +10%#BCBBDF
Darker −10%#7877BD
Darker −20%#5654AD
Darker −30%#44438B
Darker −40%#333269
More saturated +25%#8886E1
Less saturated −25%#ACACBB

Channel breakdown

R154
G153
B206
Red154 (60.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue241.13°
Saturation (HSL)35.1%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 99 · B CE

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