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Recognised as Colour

#968CDA

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

#968CDA is a blue with RGB values 150, 140, 218 and HSL 248°, 51%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#968CDA#968CDA
HEX#968CDA
RGBrgb(150, 140, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.549, 0.8549
RGB percentages58.8%, 54.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(247.7, 51.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 35.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK31.2%, 35.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,866,458
CSS custom property--colour: #968CDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#697325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7597DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7594D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#869AA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0DA8C
Analogous#8CA9DA, #BD8CDA
Triadic#DA968C, #8CDA96
Split complementary#DABD8C, #A9DA8C
Tetradic#DA8CA9, #D0DA8C, #8CDABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCD9F3
Lighter +10%#B9B3E6
Darker −10%#7365CE
Darker −20%#503FC1
Darker −30%#3F329B
Darker −40%#302575
More saturated +25%#8879ED
Less saturated −25%#A49FC7

Channel breakdown

R150
G140
B218
Red150 (58.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue247.69°
Saturation (HSL)51.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8C · B DA

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