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Colour

#9B91EB

  • #9B91EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9B91EB is a blue with RGB values 155, 145, 235 and HSL 247°, 69%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9B91EB#9B91EB
HEX#9B91EB
RGBrgb(155, 145, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5686, 0.9216
RGB percentages60.8%, 56.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(246.7, 69.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 38.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK34%, 38.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,195,435
CSS custom property--colour: #9B91EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#646E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#759EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#749AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#87A2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EB91
Analogous#91B4EB, #C891EB
Triadic#EB9B91, #91EB9B
Split complementary#EBC891, #B4EB91
Tetradic#EB91B4, #E1EB91, #91EBC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E7FB
Lighter +10%#C2BCF3
Darker −10%#7466E3
Darker −20%#4D3BDB
Darker −30%#3423C0
Darker −40%#291B95
More saturated +25%#8E81FB
Less saturated −25%#A8A1DB

Channel breakdown

R155
G145
B235
Red155 (60.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue246.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 91 · B EB

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