Colour

#968AC2

#968AC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#968AC2 is a blue with RGB values 150, 138, 194 and HSL 253°, 31%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#968AC2

RGBrgb(150, 138, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5412, 0.7608

RGB percentages58.8%, 54.1%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(252.9, 31.5%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 28.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK22.7%, 28.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,865,922

CSS custom property--colour: #968AC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#69753D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D92C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E91C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8D939Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.4 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Thistle · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B6C28A

Analogous#8A9AC2, #B28AC2

Triadic#C2968A, #8AC296

Split complementary#C2B28A, #9AC28A

Tetradic#C28A9A, #B6C28A, #8AC2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EFF6

Lighter +20%#D2CDE5

Lighter +10%#B4ACD3

Darker −10%#7868B1

Darker −20%#5E4F97

Darker −30%#493D76

Darker −40%#342C54

More saturated +25%#8974D8

Less saturated −25%#A3A0AC

Channel breakdown

R150

G138

B194

Red150 (58.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue252.86°

Saturation (HSL)31.46%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 8A · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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