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Colour

#9E9EFF

  • #9E9EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9E9EFF is a blue with RGB values 158, 158, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9E9EFF#9E9EFF
HEX#9E9EFF
RGBrgb(158, 158, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6196, 1
RGB percentages62%, 62%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,395,391
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#616100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#82B1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Plum · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFF9E
Analogous#9ECFFF, #CF9EFF
Triadic#FF9E9E, #9EFF9E
Split complementary#FFCF9E, #CFFF9E
Tetradic#FF9ECF, #FFFF9E, #9EFFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1D1FF
Darker −10%#6B6BFF
Darker −20%#3838FF
Darker −30%#0505FF
Darker −40%#0000D1
More saturated +25%#9E9EFF
Less saturated −25%#AAAAF3

Channel breakdown

R158
G158
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 9E · B FF

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