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Colour

#9D96FF

  • #9D96FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9D96FF is a blue with RGB values 157, 150, 255 and HSL 244°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9D96FF#9D96FF
HEX#9D96FF
RGBrgb(157, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(244, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,327,807
CSS custom property--colour: #9D96FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#626900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#81ABBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 24Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FF96
Analogous#96C3FF, #D296FF
Triadic#FF9D96, #96FF9D
Split complementary#FFD296, #C4FF96
Tetradic#FF96C4, #F8FF96, #96FFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFF
Lighter +10%#CDC9FF
Darker −10%#6D63FF
Darker −20%#3E30FF
Darker −30%#1100FC
Darker −40%#0D00C9
More saturated +25%#9D96FF
Less saturated −25%#A8A3F2

Channel breakdown

R157
G150
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue244°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 96 · B FF

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