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Colour

#9C91C4

  • #9C91C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9C91C4 is a blue with RGB values 156, 145, 196 and HSL 253°, 30%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9C91C4#9C91C4
HEX#9C91C4
RGBrgb(156, 145, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5686, 0.7686
RGB percentages61.2%, 56.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(252.9, 30.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 26%, 76.9%)
CMYK20.4%, 26%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,260,932
CSS custom property--colour: #9C91C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#636E3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8598C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8697C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9499A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Thistle · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C491
Analogous#919FC4, #B691C4
Triadic#C49C91, #91C49C
Split complementary#C4B691, #A0C491
Tetradic#C4919F, #B9C491, #91C4B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5F9
Lighter +20%#D8D3E8
Lighter +10%#BAB2D6
Darker −10%#7E70B2
Darker −20%#63539C
Darker −30%#4E427A
Darker −40%#393059
More saturated +25%#907CD9
Less saturated −25%#A8A6AF

Channel breakdown

R156
G145
B196
Red156 (61.2%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue252.94°
Saturation (HSL)30.18%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 91 · B C4

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