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Recognised as Colour

#9C97CD

  • #9C97CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9C97CD is a blue with RGB values 156, 151, 205 and HSL 246°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9C97CD#9C97CD
HEX#9C97CD
RGBrgb(156, 151, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5922, 0.8039
RGB percentages61.2%, 59.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(245.6, 35.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 26.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK23.9%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,262,477
CSS custom property--colour: #9C97CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#636832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899ECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#91A0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 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 text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Thistle · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CD97
Analogous#97ADCD, #B797CD
Triadic#CD9C97, #97CD9C
Split complementary#CDB797, #ADCD97
Tetradic#CD97AD, #C8CD97, #97CDB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DEDCEE
Lighter +10%#BDB9DE
Darker −10%#7B75BC
Darker −20%#5B52AC
Darker −30%#484289
Darker −40%#363167
More saturated +25%#8C84E0
Less saturated −25%#ACAABA

Channel breakdown

R156
G151
B205
Red156 (61.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue245.56°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 97 · B CD

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