Colour

#9D8FEF

#9D8FEF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9D8FEF is a blue with RGB values 157, 143, 239 and HSL 249°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#9D8FEF

RGBrgb(157, 143, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5608, 0.9373

RGB percentages61.6%, 56.1%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(248.7, 75%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 40.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK34.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,325,999

CSS custom property--colour: #9D8FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#627010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#719EF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7099EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#88A1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Royal blue · ΔE 24.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E1EF8F

Analogous#8FB1EF, #CD8FEF

Triadic#EF9D8F, #8FEF9D

Split complementary#EFCD8F, #B1EF8F

Tetradic#EF8FB1, #E1EF8F, #8FEFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBE8FC

Lighter +10%#C4BCF5

Darker −10%#7662E9

Darker −20%#4F36E2

Darker −30%#361DC8

Darker −40%#2A169C

More saturated +25%#927FFF

Less saturated −25%#A89FDF

Channel breakdown

R157

G143

B239

Red157 (61.6%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue248.75°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G 8F · B EF

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