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Recognised as Colour

#9F91FE

  • #9F91FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F91FE is a blue with RGB values 159, 145, 254 and HSL 248°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F91FE#9F91FE
HEX#9F91FE
RGBrgb(159, 145, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5686, 0.9961
RGB percentages62.4%, 56.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(247.7, 98.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 42.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK37.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,457,598
CSS custom property--colour: #9F91FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#606E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#85A6BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0FE91
Analogous#91BAFE, #D591FE
Triadic#FE9F91, #91FE9F
Split complementary#FED591, #BAFE91
Tetradic#FE91BA, #F0FE91, #91FED5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F6FF
Lighter +10%#CBC4FE
Darker −10%#735EFE
Darker −20%#472CFD
Darker −30%#2102F4
Darker −40%#1A02C1
More saturated +25%#9E90FF
Less saturated −25%#A99FF0

Channel breakdown

R159
G145
B254
Red159 (62.4%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue247.71°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 91 · B FE

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