Colour

#9F89EE

#9F89EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9F89EE is a blue with RGB values 159, 137, 238 and HSL 253°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F89EE#9F89EE

HEX#9F89EE

RGBrgb(159, 137, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5373, 0.9333

RGB percentages62.4%, 53.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(253.1, 74.8%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 42.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK33.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,455,534

CSS custom property--colour: #9F89EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#607611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#699AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B96ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8C9CB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3 Slate blue · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Royal blue · ΔE 23.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8EE89

Analogous#89A6EE, #D289EE

Triadic#EE9F89, #89EE9F

Split complementary#EED289, #A6EE89

Tetradic#EE89A6, #D8EE89, #89EED2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8E2FB

Lighter +10%#C3B6F4

Darker −10%#7B5CE8

Darker −20%#5630E1

Darker −30%#401CC2

Darker −40%#311695

More saturated +25%#9578FF

Less saturated −25%#A99ADD

Channel breakdown

R159

G137

B238

Red159 (62.4%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue253.07°

Saturation (HSL)74.81%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 89 · B EE

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