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Recognised as Colour

#9D8EE1

  • #9D8EE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9D8EE1 is a blue with RGB values 157, 142, 225 and HSL 251°, 58%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9D8EE1#9D8EE1
HEX#9D8EE1
RGBrgb(157, 142, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5569, 0.8824
RGB percentages61.6%, 55.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(250.8, 58%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 36.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK30.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,325,729
CSS custom property--colour: #9D8EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#62711E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#769BE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7798DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8D9DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Plum · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2E18E
Analogous#8EA8E1, #C78EE1
Triadic#E19D8E, #8EE19D
Split complementary#E1C78E, #A8E18E
Tetradic#E18EA8, #D2E18E, #8EE1C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3DFF6
Lighter +10%#C0B6EC
Darker −10%#7A66D6
Darker −20%#573DCC
Darker −30%#432DA9
Darker −40%#332281
More saturated +25%#927CF3
Less saturated −25%#A8A0CF

Channel breakdown

R157
G142
B225
Red157 (61.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue250.84°
Saturation (HSL)58.04%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 8E · B E1

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