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Colour

#9D9CE7

  • #9D9CE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9D9CE7 is a blue with RGB values 157, 156, 231 and HSL 241°, 61%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9D9CE7#9D9CE7
HEX#9D9CE7
RGBrgb(157, 156, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6118, 0.9059
RGB percentages61.6%, 61.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(240.8, 61%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 32.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK32%, 32.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,329,319
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#626318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A6EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A1E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8AAAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Plum · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Light steelblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E79C
Analogous#9CC1E7, #C29CE7
Triadic#E79D9C, #9CE79D
Split complementary#E7C39C, #C1E79C
Tetradic#E79CC1, #E6E79C, #9CE7C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEEFB
Lighter +10%#C6C5F1
Darker −10%#7473DD
Darker −20%#4C4AD3
Darker −30%#302EBC
Darker −40%#252493
More saturated +25%#8E8DF6
Less saturated −25%#ACABD8

Channel breakdown

R157
G156
B231
Red157 (61.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue240.8°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9C · B E7

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