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Colour

#9F9CEE

  • #9F9CEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9F9CEE is a blue with RGB values 159, 156, 238 and HSL 242°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9F9CEE#9F9CEE
HEX#9F9CEE
RGBrgb(159, 156, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6118, 0.9333
RGB percentages62.4%, 61.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(242.2, 70.7%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 34.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK33.2%, 34.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,460,398
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#606311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A7F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8BABBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Plum · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.4Royal blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEE9C
Analogous#9CC2EE, #C89CEE
Triadic#EE9F9C, #9CEE9F
Split complementary#EEC89C, #C2EE9C
Tetradic#EE9CC2, #EBEE9C, #9CEEC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3FD
Lighter +10%#C9C8F5
Darker −10%#7570E7
Darker −20%#4B45DF
Darker −30%#2A23CE
Darker −40%#211CA2
More saturated +25%#928EFD
Less saturated −25%#ACABE0

Channel breakdown

R159
G156
B238
Red159 (62.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue242.2°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9C · B EE

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