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Recognised as Colour

#9E99EB

  • #9E99EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9E99EB is a blue with RGB values 158, 153, 235 and HSL 244°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9E99EB#9E99EB
HEX#9E99EB
RGBrgb(158, 153, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6, 0.9216
RGB percentages62%, 60%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(243.7, 67.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.7, 34.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK32.8%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,394,091
CSS custom property--colour: #9E99EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#616614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 29.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EB99
Analogous#99BDEB, #C799EB
Triadic#EB9E99, #99EB9E
Split complementary#EBC799, #BDEB99
Tetradic#EB99BD, #E6EB99, #99EBC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEEFC
Lighter +10%#C7C4F3
Darker −10%#756EE3
Darker −20%#4D44DA
Darker −30%#3027C4
Darker −40%#261E9A
More saturated +25%#918AFA
Less saturated −25%#ABA8DC

Channel breakdown

R158
G153
B235
Red158 (62%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue243.66°
Saturation (HSL)67.21%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 99 · B EB

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