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Colour

#9E86EE

  • #9E86EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E86EE is a blue with RGB values 158, 134, 238 and HSL 254°, 75%, 73%. 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

#9E86EE#9E86EE
HEX#9E86EE
RGBrgb(158, 134, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5255, 0.9333
RGB percentages62%, 52.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(253.8, 75.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 43.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK33.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,389,230
CSS custom property--colour: #9E86EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#617911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6497F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6794EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8B9AAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6EE86
Analogous#86A2EE, #D286EE
Triadic#EE9E86, #86EE9E
Split complementary#EED286, #A2EE86
Tetradic#EE86A2, #D6EE86, #86EED2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6DFFB
Lighter +10%#C2B3F4
Darker −10%#7A59E8
Darker −20%#562DE1
Darker −30%#411BC0
Darker −40%#321593
More saturated +25%#9575FF
Less saturated −25%#A797DD

Channel breakdown

R158
G134
B238
Red158 (62%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 86 · B EE

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