Recognised as Colour

#9B8FFA

#9B8FFA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9B8FFA is a blue with RGB values 155, 143, 250 and HSL 247°, 91%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9B8FFA#9B8FFA

HEX#9B8FFA

RGBrgb(155, 143, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5608, 0.9804

RGB percentages60.8%, 56.1%, 98%

HSLhsl(246.7, 91.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 42.8%, 98%)

CMYK38%, 42.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,194,938

CSS custom property--colour: #9B8FFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#647005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A9FFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#689AF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#81A4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Royal blue · ΔE 21.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEFA8F

Analogous#8FB9FA, #D08FFA

Triadic#FA9B8F, #8FFA9B

Split complementary#FAD08F, #B9FA8F

Tetradic#FA8FB9, #EEFA8F, #8FFAD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F1FE

Lighter +10%#C7C0FC

Darker −10%#6F5EF8

Darker −20%#442DF6

Darker −30%#230AE6

Darker −40%#1B08B5

More saturated +25%#978AFF

Less saturated −25%#A69EEB

Channel breakdown

R155

G143

B250

Red155 (60.8%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue246.73°

Saturation (HSL)91.45%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 8F · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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