Colour

#9C8ADD

#9C8ADD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9C8ADD is a blue with RGB values 156, 138, 221 and HSL 253°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9C8ADD#9C8ADD

HEX#9C8ADD

RGBrgb(156, 138, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5412, 0.8667

RGB percentages61.2%, 54.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(253, 55%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 37.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK29.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,259,165

CSS custom property--colour: #9C8ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#637522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7397E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7494DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#8E99A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1 Plum · ΔE 22.6 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9 Royal blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBDD8A

Analogous#8AA1DD, #C58ADD

Triadic#DD9C8A, #8ADD9C

Split complementary#DDC58A, #A1DD8A

Tetradic#DD8AA1, #CBDD8A, #8ADDC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DFD9F4

Lighter +10%#BDB2E8

Darker −10%#7B62D2

Darker −20%#593BC6

Darker −30%#472EA0

Darker −40%#352378

More saturated +25%#9177F0

Less saturated −25%#A79DCA

Channel breakdown

R156

G138

B221

Red156 (61.2%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue253.01°

Saturation (HSL)54.97%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 8A · B DD

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Colour values

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