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Colour

#9B9DFF

  • #9B9DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9B9DFF is a blue with RGB values 155, 157, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9B9DFF#9B9DFF
HEX#9B9DFF
RGBrgb(155, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages60.8%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.8, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK39.2%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,198,527
CSS custom property--colour: #9B9DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#646200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#76A3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7EB0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 28Plum · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFD9B
Analogous#9BCFFF, #CB9BFF
Triadic#FF9B9D, #9DFF9B
Split complementary#FFCB9B, #CFFF9B
Tetradic#FF9BCF, #FFFD9B, #9BFFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CECFFF
Darker −10%#686BFF
Darker −20%#3539FF
Darker −30%#0207FF
Darker −40%#0004CE
More saturated +25%#9B9DFF
Less saturated −25%#A8A9F3

Channel breakdown

R155
G157
B255
Red155 (60.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 9D · B FF

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