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Recognised as Colour

#9D90CE

  • #9D90CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9D90CE is a blue with RGB values 157, 144, 206 and HSL 253°, 39%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9D90CE#9D90CE
HEX#9D90CE
RGBrgb(157, 144, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5647, 0.8078
RGB percentages61.6%, 56.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(252.6, 38.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 30.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK23.8%, 30.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,326,222
CSS custom property--colour: #9D90CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#626F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8199D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8297CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#939AA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Thistle · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CE90
Analogous#90A2CE, #BC90CE
Triadic#CE9D90, #90CE9D
Split complementary#CEBC90, #A2CE90
Tetradic#CE90A2, #C1CE90, #90CEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFD
Lighter +20%#DBD7ED
Lighter +10%#BCB3DE
Darker −10%#7E6DBE
Darker −20%#604CAC
Darker −30%#4C3C89
Darker −40%#392D65
More saturated +25%#917CE2
Less saturated −25%#A9A4BA

Channel breakdown

R157
G144
B206
Red157 (61.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue252.58°
Saturation (HSL)38.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 90 · B CE

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