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Colour

#9596C0

  • #9596C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9596C0 is a blue with RGB values 149, 150, 192 and HSL 239°, 25%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9596C0#9596C0
HEX#9596C0
RGBrgb(149, 150, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5882, 0.7529
RGB percentages58.4%, 58.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(238.6, 25.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 22.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK22.4%, 21.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,803,456
CSS custom property--colour: #9596C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#6A693F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9BC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A98BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8B9DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Thistle · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0BF95
Analogous#95ACC0, #AA95C0
Triadic#C09596, #96C095
Split complementary#C0AA95, #ACC095
Tetradic#C095AC, #C0BF95, #95C0AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5F9
Lighter +20%#D5D5E6
Lighter +10%#B5B6D3
Darker −10%#7576AD
Darker −20%#595B96
Darker −30%#464776
Darker −40%#333456
More saturated +25%#8082D5
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAB

Channel breakdown

R149
G150
B192
Red149 (58.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue238.6°
Saturation (HSL)25.44%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 96 · B C0

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