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Recognised as Colour

#9F95FF

  • #9F95FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F95FF is a blue with RGB values 159, 149, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F95FF#9F95FF
HEX#9F95FF
RGBrgb(159, 149, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5843, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 58.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(245.7, 100%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 41.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,458,623
CSS custom property--colour: #9F95FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#606A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#85AABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5FF95
Analogous#95C0FF, #D495FF
Triadic#FF9F95, #95FF9F
Split complementary#FFD495, #C0FF95
Tetradic#FF95C0, #F5FF95, #95FFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFF
Lighter +10%#CDC8FF
Darker −10%#7162FF
Darker −20%#432FFF
Darker −30%#1800FB
Darker −40%#1300C8
More saturated +25%#9F95FF
Less saturated −25%#AAA2F2

Channel breakdown

R159
G149
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue245.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 95 · B FF

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