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Recognised as Colour

#9496AD

  • #9496AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9496AD is a blue with RGB values 148, 150, 173 and HSL 235°, 13%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9496AD#9496AD
HEX#9496AD
RGBrgb(148, 150, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5882, 0.6784
RGB percentages58%, 58.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(235.2, 13.2%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 14.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK14.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,737,901
CSS custom property--colour: #9496AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#6B6952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9098AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F97ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8F9A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3Slate grey · ΔE 11.7Dark grey · ΔE 14.5Gray · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADAB94
Analogous#94A2AD, #9F94AD
Triadic#AD9496, #96AD94
Split complementary#AD9F94, #A2AD94
Tetradic#AD94A2, #ADAB94, #94AD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEBEF
Lighter +20%#CECFD9
Lighter +10%#B1B2C3
Darker −10%#777A97
Darker −20%#5F617C
Darker −30%#494B5F
Darker −40%#333442
More saturated +25%#7C82C5
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R148
G150
B173
Red148 (58%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue235.2°
Saturation (HSL)13.23%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 96 · B AD

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