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Recognised as Colour

#9E9CFE

  • #9E9CFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9E9CFE is a blue with RGB values 158, 156, 254 and HSL 241°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9E9CFE#9E9CFE
HEX#9E9CFE
RGBrgb(158, 156, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6118, 0.9961
RGB percentages62%, 61.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(241.2, 98%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 38.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK37.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,394,878
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#616301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#83AFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Plum · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFE9C
Analogous#9CCBFE, #CF9CFE
Triadic#FE9E9C, #9CFE9E
Split complementary#FECF9C, #CBFE9C
Tetradic#FE9CCB, #FCFE9C, #9CFECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFCEFF
Darker −10%#6D6AFD
Darker −20%#3B37FD
Darker −30%#0A05FC
Darker −40%#0602CC
More saturated +25%#9D9BFF
Less saturated −25%#AAA9F2

Channel breakdown

R158
G156
B254
Red158 (62%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue241.22°
Saturation (HSL)98%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 9C · B FE

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