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Colour

#968DDA

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

#968DDA is a blue with RGB values 150, 141, 218 and HSL 247°, 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

#968DDA#968DDA
HEX#968DDA
RGBrgb(150, 141, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5529, 0.8549
RGB percentages58.8%, 55.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(247, 51%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 35.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK31.2%, 35.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,866,714
CSS custom property--colour: #968DDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#697225

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7798DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7694D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#869BA9no 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 text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1DA8D
Analogous#8DABDA, #BC8DDA
Triadic#DA968D, #8DDA96
Split complementary#DABD8D, #AADA8D
Tetradic#DA8DAB, #D1DA8D, #8DDABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDAF3
Lighter +10%#B9B4E6
Darker −10%#7366CE
Darker −20%#4F40C1
Darker −30%#3F329C
Darker −40%#2F2675
More saturated +25%#887AED
Less saturated −25%#A4A0C7

Channel breakdown

R150
G141
B218
Red150 (58.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue247.01°
Saturation (HSL)50.99%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8D · B DA

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