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Recognised as Colour

#9C8DEE

  • #9C8DEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9C8DEE is a blue with RGB values 156, 141, 238 and HSL 249°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9C8DEE#9C8DEE
HEX#9C8DEE
RGBrgb(156, 141, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5529, 0.9333
RGB percentages61.2%, 55.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(249.3, 74%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 40.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK34.5%, 40.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,259,950
CSS custom property--colour: #9C8DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#637211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E98ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#879FB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFEE8D
Analogous#8DAFEE, #CC8DEE
Triadic#EE9C8D, #8DEE9C
Split complementary#EECC8D, #AFEE8D
Tetradic#EE8DAF, #DFEE8D, #8DEECD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E6FB
Lighter +10%#C3B9F5
Darker −10%#7561E7
Darker −20%#4F34E1
Darker −30%#371DC5
Darker −40%#2B1798
More saturated +25%#917DFE
Less saturated −25%#A79DDE

Channel breakdown

R156
G141
B238
Red156 (61.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue249.28°
Saturation (HSL)74.05%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 8D · B EE

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