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Recognised as Colour

#9D8AFF

  • #9D8AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D8AFF is a blue with RGB values 157, 138, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D8AFF#9D8AFF
HEX#9D8AFF
RGBrgb(157, 138, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5412, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 54.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.7, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,324,735
CSS custom property--colour: #9D8AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#627500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F98FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#82A1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFF8A
Analogous#8AB2FF, #D78AFF
Triadic#FF9D8A, #8AFF9D
Split complementary#FFD78A, #B2FF8A
Tetradic#FF8AB2, #ECFF8A, #8AFFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F0FF
Lighter +10%#C8BDFF
Darker −10%#7257FF
Darker −20%#4824FF
Darker −30%#2700F0
Darker −40%#1F00BD
More saturated +25%#9D8AFF
Less saturated −25%#A799F0

Channel breakdown

R157
G138
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 8A · B FF

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