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Recognised as Colour

#9D9CE8

  • #9D9CE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9D9CE8 is a blue with RGB values 157, 156, 232 and HSL 241°, 62%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9D9CE8#9D9CE8
HEX#9D9CE8
RGBrgb(157, 156, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6118, 0.9098
RGB percentages61.6%, 61.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(240.8, 62.3%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 32.8%, 91%)
CMYK32.3%, 32.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,329,320
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#626317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A6EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A1E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8AAAB8no 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 text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Plum · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Light steelblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E89C
Analogous#9CC1E8, #C39CE8
Triadic#E89D9C, #9CE89D
Split complementary#E8C39C, #C1E89C
Tetradic#E89CC1, #E7E89C, #9CE8C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEFFB
Lighter +10%#C6C5F2
Darker −10%#7473DE
Darker −20%#4B49D5
Darker −30%#2E2CBF
Darker −40%#242395
More saturated +25%#8E8DF7
Less saturated −25%#ACABD9

Channel breakdown

R157
G156
B232
Red157 (61.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue240.79°
Saturation (HSL)62.3%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9C · B E8

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