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Recognised as Colour

#9E8EEB

  • #9E8EEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9E8EEB is a blue with RGB values 158, 142, 235 and HSL 250°, 70%, 74%. 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

#9E8EEB#9E8EEB
HEX#9E8EEB
RGBrgb(158, 142, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5569, 0.9216
RGB percentages62%, 55.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(250.3, 69.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 39.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK32.8%, 39.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,391,275
CSS custom property--colour: #9E8EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#617114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719CEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7299E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#8B9FB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEB8E
Analogous#8EADEB, #CC8EEB
Triadic#EB9E8E, #8EEB9E
Split complementary#EBCD8E, #ADEB8E
Tetradic#EB8EAD, #DBEB8E, #8EEBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E5FA
Lighter +10%#C3B9F3
Darker −10%#7963E3
Darker −20%#5437DC
Darker −30%#3D22BE
Darker −40%#2F1A93
More saturated +25%#937DFC
Less saturated −25%#A99FDA

Channel breakdown

R158
G142
B235
Red158 (62%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue250.32°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 8E · B EB

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