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Recognised as Colour

#9E85F6

  • #9E85F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E85F6 is a blue with RGB values 158, 133, 246 and HSL 253°, 86%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9E85F6#9E85F6
HEX#9E85F6
RGBrgb(158, 133, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5216, 0.9647
RGB percentages62%, 52.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(253.3, 86.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 45.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK35.8%, 45.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,388,982
CSS custom property--colour: #9E85F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#617A09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D98FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6094F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#889BB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDF685
Analogous#85A5F6, #D685F6
Triadic#F69E85, #85F69E
Split complementary#F6D685, #A5F685
Tetradic#F685A5, #DDF685, #85F6D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE4FD
Lighter +10%#C4B4FA
Darker −10%#7856F2
Darker −20%#5226EF
Darker −30%#3B10D2
Darker −40%#2D0CA3
More saturated +25%#997CFF
Less saturated −25%#A795E6

Channel breakdown

R158
G133
B246
Red158 (62%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue253.27°
Saturation (HSL)86.26%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 85 · B F6

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