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Colour

#9D8EEB

  • #9D8EEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D8EEB is a blue with RGB values 157, 142, 235 and HSL 250°, 70%, 74%. 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

#9D8EEB#9D8EEB
HEX#9D8EEB
RGBrgb(157, 142, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5569, 0.9216
RGB percentages61.6%, 55.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(249.7, 69.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 39.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 39.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,325,739
CSS custom property--colour: #9D8EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#627114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719CEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7298E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8A9FB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 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 text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCEB8E
Analogous#8EAEEB, #CB8EEB
Triadic#EB9D8E, #8EEB9D
Split complementary#EBCB8E, #AEEB8E
Tetradic#EB8EAE, #DCEB8E, #8EEBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E5FA
Lighter +10%#C3B9F3
Darker −10%#7763E3
Darker −20%#5237DC
Darker −30%#3B22BE
Darker −40%#2E1A93
More saturated +25%#927DFC
Less saturated −25%#A89FDA

Channel breakdown

R157
G142
B235
Red157 (61.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue249.68°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 8E · B EB

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