Colour

#968DD8

#968DD8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#968DD8 is a blue with RGB values 150, 141, 216 and HSL 247°, 49%, 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

#968DD8#968DD8

HEX#968DD8

RGBrgb(150, 141, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5529, 0.8471

RGB percentages58.8%, 55.3%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(247.2, 49%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 34.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK30.6%, 34.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,866,712

CSS custom property--colour: #968DD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#697227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7798DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7794D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#869AA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 26.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFD88D

Analogous#8DA9D8, #BC8DD8

Triadic#D8968D, #8DD896

Split complementary#D8BC8D, #A9D88D

Tetradic#D88DA9, #CFD88D, #8DD8BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DCD9F2

Lighter +10%#B9B3E5

Darker −10%#7367CB

Darker −20%#5041BE

Darker −30%#403498

Darker −40%#302772

More saturated +25%#877AEB

Less saturated −25%#A5A0C5

Channel breakdown

R150

G141

B216

Red150 (58.8%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue247.2°

Saturation (HSL)49.02%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 8D · B D8

Keep nerding

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

#968DD8

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else