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Recognised as Colour

#9F98FA

  • #9F98FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9F98FA is a blue with RGB values 159, 152, 250 and HSL 244°, 91%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9F98FA#9F98FA
HEX#9F98FA
RGBrgb(159, 152, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5961, 0.9804
RGB percentages62.4%, 59.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(244.3, 90.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 39.2%, 98%)
CMYK36.4%, 39.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,459,386
CSS custom property--colour: #9F98FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#606705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A6FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#76A0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#86ABBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 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 text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FA98
Analogous#98C2FA, #D098FA
Triadic#FA9F98, #98FA9F
Split complementary#FAD098, #C2FA98
Tetradic#FA98C2, #F3FA98, #98FAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF9FF
Lighter +10%#CCC9FC
Darker −10%#7267F8
Darker −20%#4437F5
Darker −30%#1C0CED
Darker −40%#1609BD
More saturated +25%#9B93FF
Less saturated −25%#ABA6EC

Channel breakdown

R159
G152
B250
Red159 (62.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue244.29°
Saturation (HSL)90.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 98 · B FA

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