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Colour

#9D91C3

  • #9D91C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9D91C3 is a blue with RGB values 157, 145, 195 and HSL 254°, 29%, 67%. 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

#9D91C3#9D91C3
HEX#9D91C3
RGBrgb(157, 145, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5686, 0.7647
RGB percentages61.6%, 56.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(254.4, 29.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 25.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK19.5%, 25.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,326,467
CSS custom property--colour: #9D91C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#626E3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8698C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8797C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9699A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Thistle · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7C391
Analogous#919EC3, #B691C3
Triadic#C39D91, #91C39D
Split complementary#C3B691, #9EC391
Tetradic#C3919E, #B7C391, #91C3B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F4F9
Lighter +20%#D8D3E7
Lighter +10%#BAB2D5
Darker −10%#8070B1
Darker −20%#65549A
Darker −30%#4F4279
Darker −40%#3A3058
More saturated +25%#927CD8
Less saturated −25%#A8A6AE

Channel breakdown

R157
G145
B195
Red157 (61.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue254.4°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 91 · B C3

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