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Colour

#9D85FF

  • #9D85FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D85FF is a blue with RGB values 157, 133, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D85FF#9D85FF
HEX#9D85FF
RGBrgb(157, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.8, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,323,455
CSS custom property--colour: #9D85FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#627A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#569AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5895FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#839DB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7FF85
Analogous#85AAFF, #DA85FF
Triadic#FF9D85, #85FF9D
Split complementary#FFDA85, #AAFF85
Tetradic#FF85AA, #E7FF85, #85FFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEBFF
Lighter +10%#C6B8FF
Darker −10%#7452FF
Darker −20%#4B1FFF
Darker −30%#2E00EB
Darker −40%#2400B8
More saturated +25%#9D85FF
Less saturated −25%#A694F0

Channel breakdown

R157
G133
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 85 · B FF

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