Colour

#9D95DD

#9D95DD
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9D95DD is a blue with RGB values 157, 149, 221 and HSL 247°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9D95DD

RGBrgb(157, 149, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5843, 0.8667

RGB percentages61.6%, 58.4%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(246.7, 51.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 32.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK29%, 32.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,327,517

CSS custom property--colour: #9D95DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#626A22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#819FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#809CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8EA2AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9 Plum · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7 Thistle · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5DD95

Analogous#95B1DD, #C195DD

Triadic#DD9D95, #95DD9D

Split complementary#DDC195, #B1DD95

Tetradic#DD95B1, #D5DD95, #95DDC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E4E2F6

Lighter +10%#C1BCE9

Darker −10%#796ED1

Darker −20%#5648C4

Darker −30%#4135A4

Darker −40%#32287E

More saturated +25%#8F84EF

Less saturated −25%#ABA7CC

Channel breakdown

R157

G149

B221

Red157 (61.6%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue246.67°

Saturation (HSL)51.43%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G 95 · B DD

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