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Colour

#9B91BC

  • #9B91BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9B91BC is a blue with RGB values 155, 145, 188 and HSL 254°, 24%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9B91BC#9B91BC
HEX#9B91BC
RGBrgb(155, 145, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5686, 0.7373
RGB percentages60.8%, 56.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(254, 24.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 22.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 22.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,195,388
CSS custom property--colour: #9B91BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#646E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8897BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8996BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9598A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2BC91
Analogous#919DBC, #B191BC
Triadic#BC9B91, #91BC9B
Split complementary#BCB191, #9CBC91
Tetradic#BC919C, #B2BC91, #91BCB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F0F6
Lighter +20%#D5D0E3
Lighter +10%#B8B1CF
Darker −10%#7E71A9
Darker −20%#645790
Darker −30%#4E4470
Darker −40%#383150
More saturated +25%#8F7BD2
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R155
G145
B188
Red155 (60.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue253.95°
Saturation (HSL)24.29%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 91 · B BC

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