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Recognised as Colour

#9F91DA

  • #9F91DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9F91DA is a blue with RGB values 159, 145, 218 and HSL 252°, 50%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9F91DA#9F91DA
HEX#9F91DA
RGBrgb(159, 145, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5686, 0.8549
RGB percentages62.4%, 56.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(251.5, 49.7%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 33.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK27.1%, 33.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,457,562
CSS custom property--colour: #9F91DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#606E25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9CDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F99D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#929EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4Thistle · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDA91
Analogous#91A7DA, #C391DA
Triadic#DA9F91, #91DA9F
Split complementary#DAC491, #A7DA91
Tetradic#DA91A8, #CCDA91, #91DAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2DDF4
Lighter +10%#C0B7E7
Darker −10%#7E6BCD
Darker −20%#5C45C0
Darker −30%#49359D
Darker −40%#372877
More saturated +25%#947FEC
Less saturated −25%#AAA3C8

Channel breakdown

R159
G145
B218
Red159 (62.4%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue251.51°
Saturation (HSL)49.66%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 91 · B DA

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