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Colour

#9F97FF

  • #9F97FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9F97FF is a blue with RGB values 159, 151, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9F97FF#9F97FF
HEX#9F97FF
RGBrgb(159, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(244.6, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,459,135
CSS custom property--colour: #9F97FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#606800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#71A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#85ABBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FF97
Analogous#97C3FF, #D397FF
Triadic#FF9F97, #97FF9F
Split complementary#FFD397, #C3FF97
Tetradic#FF97C3, #F7FF97, #97FFD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CECAFF
Darker −10%#7064FF
Darker −20%#4131FF
Darker −30%#1300FD
Darker −40%#1000CA
More saturated +25%#9F97FF
Less saturated −25%#AAA4F2

Channel breakdown

R159
G151
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue244.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 97 · B FF

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