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Recognised as Colour

#9F84FA

  • #9F84FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F84FA is a blue with RGB values 159, 132, 250 and HSL 254°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F84FA#9F84FA
HEX#9F84FA
RGBrgb(159, 132, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5176, 0.9804
RGB percentages62.4%, 51.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(253.7, 92.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 47.2%, 98%)
CMYK36.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,454,266
CSS custom property--colour: #9F84FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#607B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5998FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C94F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#889BB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFFA84
Analogous#84A4FA, #DA84FA
Triadic#FA9F84, #84FA9F
Split complementary#FADA84, #A4FA84
Tetradic#FA84A4, #DFFA84, #84FADA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE6FE
Lighter +10%#C5B5FC
Darker −10%#7953F8
Darker −20%#5222F6
Darker −30%#3909DC
Darker −40%#2C07AB
More saturated +25%#9C7FFF
Less saturated −25%#A894EA

Channel breakdown

R159
G132
B250
Red159 (62.4%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue253.73°
Saturation (HSL)92.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 84 · B FA

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