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Recognised as Colour

#9F8AEE

  • #9F8AEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F8AEE is a blue with RGB values 159, 138, 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

#9F8AEE#9F8AEE
HEX#9F8AEE
RGBrgb(159, 138, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5412, 0.9333
RGB percentages62.4%, 54.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(252.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK33.2%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,455,790
CSS custom property--colour: #9F8AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#607511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C97ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8C9DB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9EE8A
Analogous#8AA7EE, #D18AEE
Triadic#EE9F8A, #8AEE9F
Split complementary#EED18A, #A7EE8A
Tetradic#EE8AA7, #D9EE8A, #8AEED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E3FB
Lighter +10%#C4B7F4
Darker −10%#7A5DE8
Darker −20%#5631E1
Darker −30%#3F1CC3
Darker −40%#311696
More saturated +25%#9579FF
Less saturated −25%#A99BDD

Channel breakdown

R159
G138
B238
Red159 (62.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue252.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 8A · B EE

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