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Recognised as Colour

#9B8EEA

  • #9B8EEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9B8EEA is a blue with RGB values 155, 142, 234 and HSL 248°, 69%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9B8EEA#9B8EEA
HEX#9B8EEA
RGBrgb(155, 142, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5569, 0.9176
RGB percentages60.8%, 55.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(248.5, 68.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 39.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK33.8%, 39.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,194,666
CSS custom property--colour: #9B8EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#647115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719CEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7198E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#879FB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEA8E
Analogous#8EAFEA, #C98EEA
Triadic#EA9B8E, #8EEA9B
Split complementary#EAC98E, #AFEA8E
Tetradic#EA8EAF, #DDEA8E, #8EEAC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E4FA
Lighter +10%#C1B9F2
Darker −10%#7563E2
Darker −20%#4F38DA
Darker −30%#3923BC
Darker −40%#2C1B91
More saturated +25%#8F7DFB
Less saturated −25%#A79FD9

Channel breakdown

R155
G142
B234
Red155 (60.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue248.48°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 8E · B EA

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