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Colour

#968BFF

  • #968BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#968BFF is a blue with RGB values 150, 139, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#968BFF#968BFF
HEX#968BFF
RGBrgb(150, 139, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5451, 1
RGB percentages58.8%, 54.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(245.7, 100%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 45.5%, 100%)
CMYK41.2%, 45.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,866,239
CSS custom property--colour: #968BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#697400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C96FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#77A3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FF8B
Analogous#8BBAFF, #D08BFF
Triadic#FF968B, #8BFF96
Split complementary#FFD08B, #BAFF8B
Tetradic#FF8BBA, #F4FF8B, #8BFFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F1FF
Lighter +10%#C4BEFF
Darker −10%#6858FF
Darker −20%#3A25FF
Darker −30%#1700F1
Darker −40%#1200BE
More saturated +25%#968BFF
Less saturated −25%#A29AF1

Channel breakdown

R150
G139
B255
Red150 (58.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue245.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8B · B FF

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