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Recognised as Colour

#9688D5

  • #9688D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9688D5 is a blue with RGB values 150, 136, 213 and HSL 251°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9688D5#9688D5
HEX#9688D5
RGBrgb(150, 136, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5333, 0.8353
RGB percentages58.8%, 53.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(250.9, 47.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 36.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK29.6%, 36.2%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,865,429
CSS custom property--colour: #9688D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#69772A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7294D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7391D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8896A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 20Plum · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7D588
Analogous#88A1D5, #BD88D5
Triadic#D59688, #88D596
Split complementary#D5BC88, #A1D588
Tetradic#D588A1, #C7D588, #88D5BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF9FD
Lighter +20%#D9D3F0
Lighter +10%#B7AEE2
Darker −10%#7562C8
Darker −20%#5640B7
Darker −30%#443391
Darker −40%#32266B
More saturated +25%#8974E9
Less saturated −25%#A39CC1

Channel breakdown

R150
G136
B213
Red150 (58.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 88 · B D5

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