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Recognised as Colour

#9C85FF

  • #9C85FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9C85FF is a blue with RGB values 156, 133, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9C85FF#9C85FF
HEX#9C85FF
RGBrgb(156, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages61.2%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.3, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK38.8%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,257,919
CSS custom property--colour: #9C85FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#637A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#569AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5794FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#819EB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FF85
Analogous#85ABFF, #D985FF
Triadic#FF9C85, #85FF9C
Split complementary#FFD985, #ABFF85
Tetradic#FF85AB, #E8FF85, #85FFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEBFF
Lighter +10%#C5B8FF
Darker −10%#7352FF
Darker −20%#491FFF
Darker −30%#2C00EB
Darker −40%#2300B8
More saturated +25%#9C85FF
Less saturated −25%#A594F0

Channel breakdown

R156
G133
B255
Red156 (61.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 85 · B FF

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