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Recognised as Colour

#968DEC

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

#968DEC is a blue with RGB values 150, 141, 236 and HSL 246°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#968DEC#968DEC
HEX#968DEC
RGBrgb(150, 141, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5529, 0.9255
RGB percentages58.8%, 55.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(245.7, 71.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 40.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK36.4%, 40.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,866,732
CSS custom property--colour: #968DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#697213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7F9FB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3EC8D
Analogous#8DB3EC, #C68DEC
Triadic#EC968D, #8DEC96
Split complementary#ECC68D, #B4EC8D
Tetradic#EC8DB3, #E3EC8D, #8DECC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E4FB
Lighter +10%#BEB9F3
Darker −10%#6E61E5
Darker −20%#4536DD
Darker −30%#2F20C0
Darker −40%#241994
More saturated +25%#897CFD
Less saturated −25%#A39EDB

Channel breakdown

R150
G141
B236
Red150 (58.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue245.68°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8D · B EC

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