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Recognised as Colour

#9596CC

  • #9596CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9596CC is a blue with RGB values 149, 150, 204 and HSL 239°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9596CC#9596CC
HEX#9596CC
RGBrgb(149, 150, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5882, 0.8
RGB percentages58.4%, 58.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(238.9, 35%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 27%, 80%)
CMYK27%, 26.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,803,468
CSS custom property--colour: #9596CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#6A6933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8599CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#88A0A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Plum · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCB95
Analogous#95B2CC, #B095CC
Triadic#CC9596, #96CC95
Split complementary#CCAF95, #B2CC95
Tetradic#CC95B2, #CCCB95, #95CCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#DADAED
Lighter +10%#B7B8DD
Darker −10%#7374BB
Darker −20%#5253A9
Darker −30%#414287
Darker −40%#303165
More saturated +25%#8183E0
Less saturated −25%#A9A9B8

Channel breakdown

R149
G150
B204
Red149 (58.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue238.91°
Saturation (HSL)35.03%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 96 · B CC

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