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Colour

#9E9DFC

  • #9E9DFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9E9DFC is a blue with RGB values 158, 157, 252 and HSL 241°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9E9DFC#9E9DFC
HEX#9E9DFC
RGBrgb(158, 157, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6157, 0.9882
RGB percentages62%, 61.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(240.6, 94.1%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.6, 37.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK37.3%, 37.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,395,132
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#616203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA3FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#84AFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFC9D
Analogous#9DCCFC, #CD9DFC
Triadic#FC9E9D, #9DFC9E
Split complementary#FCCD9D, #CCFC9D
Tetradic#FC9DCC, #FBFC9D, #9DFCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFCEFE
Darker −10%#6D6CFA
Darker −20%#3C3AF9
Darker −30%#0B09F7
Darker −40%#0806C7
More saturated +25%#9B9AFF
Less saturated −25%#AAAAEF

Channel breakdown

R158
G157
B252
Red158 (62%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue240.63°
Saturation (HSL)94.06%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 9D · B FC

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