Recognised as Colour

#968BC3

#968BC3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#968BC3 is a blue with RGB values 150, 139, 195 and HSL 252°, 32%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#968BC3

RGBrgb(150, 139, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5451, 0.7647

RGB percentages58.8%, 54.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(251.8, 31.8%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 28.7%, 76.5%)

CMYK23.1%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,866,179

CSS custom property--colour: #968BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 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#69743C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D93C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E91C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8D949Fno 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 text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.5 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Thistle · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8C38B

Analogous#8B9CC3, #B28BC3

Triadic#C3968B, #8BC396

Split complementary#C3B28B, #9CC38B

Tetradic#C38B9C, #B8C38B, #8BC3B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F0F7

Lighter +20%#D3CEE6

Lighter +10%#B4ADD4

Darker −10%#7869B2

Darker −20%#5E4F99

Darker −30%#493E77

Darker −40%#342C56

More saturated +25%#8975D9

Less saturated −25%#A3A1AD

Channel breakdown

R150

G139

B195

Red150 (58.8%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue251.79°

Saturation (HSL)31.82%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 8B · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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