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Recognised as Colour

#968DC4

  • #968DC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#968DC4 is a blue with RGB values 150, 141, 196 and HSL 250°, 32%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#968DC4#968DC4
HEX#968DC4
RGBrgb(150, 141, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5529, 0.7686
RGB percentages58.8%, 55.3%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(249.8, 31.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 28.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK23.5%, 28.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,866,692
CSS custom property--colour: #968DC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29519WCAG 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 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#69723B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F95C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8093C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8C96A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Thistle · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC48D
Analogous#8DA0C4, #B18DC4
Triadic#C4968D, #8DC496
Split complementary#C4B18D, #A0C48D
Tetradic#C48DA0, #BBC48D, #8DC4B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F2F8
Lighter +20%#D4D0E7
Lighter +10%#B5AFD5
Darker −10%#776BB3
Darker −20%#5C509B
Darker −30%#483F79
Darker −40%#342D58
More saturated +25%#8777DA
Less saturated −25%#A5A3AE

Channel breakdown

R150
G141
B196
Red150 (58.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue249.82°
Saturation (HSL)31.79%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8D · B C4

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