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Colour

#9C8EEF

  • #9C8EEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9C8EEF is a blue with RGB values 156, 142, 239 and HSL 249°, 75%, 75%. 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

#9C8EEF#9C8EEF
HEX#9C8EEF
RGBrgb(156, 142, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5569, 0.9373
RGB percentages61.2%, 55.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(248.7, 75.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 40.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK34.7%, 40.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,260,207
CSS custom property--colour: #9C8EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#637110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9DF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F98EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#87A0B3no 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 text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EF8E
Analogous#8EB1EF, #CD8EEF
Triadic#EF9C8E, #8EEF9C
Split complementary#EFCD8E, #B1EF8E
Tetradic#EF8EB0, #E1EF8E, #8EEFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE7FC
Lighter +10%#C3BBF5
Darker −10%#7561E9
Darker −20%#4E35E2
Darker −30%#351CC8
Darker −40%#29169B
More saturated +25%#917EFF
Less saturated −25%#A79EDF

Channel breakdown

R156
G142
B239
Red156 (61.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue248.66°
Saturation (HSL)75.19%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 8E · B EF

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