Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#968BCB

  • #968BCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#968BCB is a blue with RGB values 150, 139, 203 and HSL 250°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#968BCB#968BCB
HEX#968BCB
RGBrgb(150, 139, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5451, 0.7961
RGB percentages58.8%, 54.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(250.3, 38.1%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 31.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK26.1%, 31.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,866,187
CSS custom property--colour: #968BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29261WCAG 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 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#697434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A94CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B92C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8B96A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Plum · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Thistle · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0CB8B
Analogous#8BA0CB, #B68BCB
Triadic#CB968B, #8BCB96
Split complementary#CBB68B, #A0CB8B
Tetradic#CB8BA0, #C0CB8B, #8BCBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5FA
Lighter +20%#D6D1EB
Lighter +10%#B6AEDB
Darker −10%#7668BB
Darker −20%#5A4AA6
Darker −30%#473A82
Darker −40%#342B5F
More saturated +25%#8876E0
Less saturated −25%#A4A0B6

Channel breakdown

R150
G139
B203
Red150 (58.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue250.31°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8B · B CB

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “968bcb” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.