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Recognised as Colour

#9F9FF7

  • #9F9FF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9F9FF7 is a blue with RGB values 159, 159, 247 and HSL 240°, 85%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9F9FF7#9F9FF7
HEX#9F9FF7
RGBrgb(159, 159, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6235, 0.9686
RGB percentages62.4%, 62.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(240, 84.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 35.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK35.6%, 35.6%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,175
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9FF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#606008

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83AAFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA5F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#87B0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Plum · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7F79F
Analogous#9FCBF7, #CB9FF7
Triadic#F79F9F, #9FF79F
Split complementary#F7CB9F, #CBF79F
Tetradic#F79FCB, #F7F79F, #9FF7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CECEFB
Darker −10%#7070F3
Darker −20%#4141EF
Darker −30%#1313EA
Darker −40%#1010BA
More saturated +25%#9797FF
Less saturated −25%#ACACEA

Channel breakdown

R159
G159
B247
Red159 (62.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9F · B F7

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