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Recognised as Colour

#9E89FF

  • #9E89FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E89FF is a blue with RGB values 158, 137, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9E89FF#9E89FF
HEX#9E89FF
RGBrgb(158, 137, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5373, 1
RGB percentages62%, 53.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(250.7, 100%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 46.3%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 46.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,390,015
CSS custom property--colour: #9E89FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#617600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E97FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84A0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFF89
Analogous#89AFFF, #D989FF
Triadic#FF9E89, #89FF9E
Split complementary#FFD989, #AFFF89
Tetradic#FF89AF, #EAFF89, #89FFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EFFF
Lighter +10%#C8BCFF
Darker −10%#7456FF
Darker −20%#4A23FF
Darker −30%#2B00EF
Darker −40%#2100BC
More saturated +25%#9E89FF
Less saturated −25%#A898F0

Channel breakdown

R158
G137
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 89 · B FF

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