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Colour

#9A9AFF

  • #9A9AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9A9AFF is a blue with RGB values 154, 154, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9A9AFF#9A9AFF
HEX#9A9AFF
RGBrgb(154, 154, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6039, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 60.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,132,223
CSS custom property--colour: #9A9AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#656500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7CAEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFF9A
Analogous#9ACDFF, #CD9AFF
Triadic#FF9A9A, #9AFF9A
Split complementary#FFCD9A, #CDFF9A
Tetradic#FF9ACD, #FFFF9A, #9AFFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDCDFF
Darker −10%#6767FF
Darker −20%#3434FF
Darker −30%#0101FF
Darker −40%#0000CD
More saturated +25%#9A9AFF
Less saturated −25%#A7A7F2

Channel breakdown

R154
G154
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 9A · B FF

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