Recognised as Colour

#9196CB

#9196CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#9196CB is a blue with RGB values 145, 150, 203 and HSL 235°, 36%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9196CB#9196CB

HEX#9196CB

RGBrgb(145, 150, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.5882, 0.7961

RGB percentages56.9%, 58.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(234.8, 35.8%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 28.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK28.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,541,323

CSS custom property--colour: #9196CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#6E6934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#879CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8498CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#83A0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Thistle · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBC691

Analogous#91B3CB, #A991CB

Triadic#CB9196, #96CB91

Split complementary#CBA991, #B3CB91

Tetradic#CB91B3, #CBC691, #91CBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F9FC

Lighter +20%#D6D8EC

Lighter +10%#B4B7DB

Darker −10%#6E75BB

Darker −20%#4F57A7

Darker −30%#3F4584

Darker −40%#2E3362

More saturated +25%#7D85DF

Less saturated −25%#A5A7B7

Channel breakdown

R145

G150

B203

Red145 (56.9%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue234.83°

Saturation (HSL)35.8%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 96 · B CB

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