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Recognised as Colour

#9C8EFE

  • #9C8EFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9C8EFE is a blue with RGB values 156, 142, 254 and HSL 248°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9C8EFE#9C8EFE
HEX#9C8EFE
RGBrgb(156, 142, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5569, 0.9961
RGB percentages61.2%, 55.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(247.5, 98.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 44.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK38.6%, 44.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,260,222
CSS custom property--colour: #9C8EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#637101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#669FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#659AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#81A4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0FE8E
Analogous#8EB8FE, #D48EFE
Triadic#FE9C8E, #8EFE9C
Split complementary#FED48E, #B8FE8E
Tetradic#FE8EB8, #F0FE8E, #8EFED4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F3FF
Lighter +10%#C8C1FE
Darker −10%#705BFE
Darker −20%#4329FD
Darker −30%#2002F1
Darker −40%#1902BE
More saturated +25%#9B8DFF
Less saturated −25%#A79CF0

Channel breakdown

R156
G142
B254
Red156 (61.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 8E · B FE

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