Colour

#9B86ED

#9B86ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9B86ED is a blue with RGB values 155, 134, 237 and HSL 252°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9B86ED

RGBrgb(155, 134, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5255, 0.9294

RGB percentages60.8%, 52.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(252.2, 74.1%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 43.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK34.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,192,621

CSS custom property--colour: #9B86ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30133WCAG 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 7.03:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#647912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6497F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6693EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#879AAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9 Slate blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Royal blue · ΔE 21.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8ED86

Analogous#86A5ED, #CF86ED

Triadic#ED9B86, #86ED9B

Split complementary#EDCE86, #A5ED86

Tetradic#ED86A5, #D8ED86, #86EDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E4DFFA

Lighter +10%#C0B2F4

Darker −10%#765AE6

Darker −20%#522DE0

Darker −30%#3D1CBE

Darker −40%#2F1691

More saturated +25%#9175FE

Less saturated −25%#A597DC

Channel breakdown

R155

G134

B237

Red155 (60.8%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue252.23°

Saturation (HSL)74.1%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 86 · B ED

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