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Colour

#9F8BFF

  • #9F8BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F8BFF is a blue with RGB values 159, 139, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F8BFF#9F8BFF
HEX#9F8BFF
RGBrgb(159, 139, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5451, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 54.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(250.3, 100%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 45.5%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 45.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,456,063
CSS custom property--colour: #9F8BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#607400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6299FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#86A2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBFF8B
Analogous#8BB1FF, #D98BFF
Triadic#FF9F8B, #8BFF9F
Split complementary#FFD98B, #B1FF8B
Tetradic#FF8BB1, #EBFF8B, #8BFFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F1FF
Lighter +10%#C9BEFF
Darker −10%#7558FF
Darker −20%#4B25FF
Darker −30%#2A00F1
Darker −40%#2100BE
More saturated +25%#9F8BFF
Less saturated −25%#A99AF1

Channel breakdown

R159
G139
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 8B · B FF

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