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Colour

#9C95EC

  • #9C95EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9C95EC is a blue with RGB values 156, 149, 236 and HSL 245°, 70%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9C95EC#9C95EC
HEX#9C95EC
RGBrgb(156, 149, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5843, 0.9255
RGB percentages61.2%, 58.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(244.8, 69.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 36.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK33.9%, 36.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,261,996
CSS custom property--colour: #9C95EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#636A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA1EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#799DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#88A5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Plum · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5EC95
Analogous#95BAEC, #C795EC
Triadic#EC9C95, #95EC9C
Split complementary#ECC895, #B9EC95
Tetradic#EC95BA, #E5EC95, #95ECC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEBFC
Lighter +10%#C4C0F4
Darker −10%#746AE4
Darker −20%#4B3FDC
Darker −30%#3023C5
Darker −40%#261C99
More saturated +25%#8F85FC
Less saturated −25%#A9A5DC

Channel breakdown

R156
G149
B236
Red156 (61.2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue244.83°
Saturation (HSL)69.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 95 · B EC

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