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Recognised as Colour

#9688CC

  • #9688CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9688CC is a blue with RGB values 150, 136, 204 and HSL 252°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9688CC#9688CC
HEX#9688CC
RGBrgb(150, 136, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5333, 0.8
RGB percentages58.8%, 53.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(252.4, 40%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 33.3%, 80%)
CMYK26.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,865,420
CSS custom property--colour: #9688CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#697733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7692CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#7890CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8A94A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BECC88
Analogous#889CCC, #B888CC
Triadic#CC9688, #88CC96
Split complementary#CCB888, #9CCC88
Tetradic#CC889C, #BECC88, #88CCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F3FA
Lighter +20%#D5CFEB
Lighter +10%#B6ACDB
Darker −10%#7764BD
Darker −20%#5B47A7
Darker −30%#483883
Darker −40%#34295F
More saturated +25%#8A73E1
Less saturated −25%#A39DB7

Channel breakdown

R150
G136
B204
Red150 (58.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue252.35°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 88 · B CC

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