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Colour

#9B97FF

  • #9B97FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9B97FF is a blue with RGB values 155, 151, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9B97FF#9B97FF
HEX#9B97FF
RGBrgb(155, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages60.8%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.3, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK39.2%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,196,991
CSS custom property--colour: #9B97FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#646800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7EACBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFF97
Analogous#97C7FF, #CF97FF
Triadic#FF9B97, #97FF9B
Split complementary#FFCF97, #C7FF97
Tetradic#FF97C7, #FBFF97, #97FFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CCCAFF
Darker −10%#6A64FF
Darker −20%#3931FF
Darker −30%#0A00FD
Darker −40%#0800CA
More saturated +25%#9B97FF
Less saturated −25%#A7A4F2

Channel breakdown

R155
G151
B255
Red155 (60.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 97 · B FF

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