Recognised as Colour

#9E9FF8

#9E9FF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9E9FF8 is a blue with RGB values 158, 159, 248 and HSL 239°, 87%, 80%. 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

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HEX#9E9FF8

RGBrgb(158, 159, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6235, 0.9725

RGB percentages62%, 62.4%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(239.3, 86.5%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 36.3%, 97.3%)

CMYK36.3%, 35.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,395,640

CSS custom property--colour: #9E9FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#616007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82ABFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7EA4F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#85B0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 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 text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4 Plum · ΔE 26.1 Royal blue · ΔE 30 Slate blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F8F79E

Analogous#9ECCF8, #CA9EF8

Triadic#F89E9F, #9FF89E

Split complementary#F8CA9E, #CCF89E

Tetradic#F89ECC, #F8F79E, #9EF8CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFDFF

Lighter +10%#CECEFB

Darker −10%#6E70F5

Darker −20%#3F41F1

Darker −30%#1113EC

Darker −40%#0E10BC

More saturated +25%#9798FF

Less saturated −25%#ABACEB

Channel breakdown

R158

G159

B248

Red158 (62%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue239.33°

Saturation (HSL)86.54%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G 9F · B F8

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Colour harmonies

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