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Recognised as Colour

#968FB6

  • #968FB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#968FB6 is a blue with RGB values 150, 143, 182 and HSL 251°, 21%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#968FB6#968FB6
HEX#968FB6
RGBrgb(150, 143, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5608, 0.7137
RGB percentages58.8%, 56.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(250.8, 21.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 21.4%, 71.4%)
CMYK17.6%, 21.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,867,190
CSS custom property--colour: #968FB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 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#697049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8694B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8793B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#90959Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Thistle · ΔE 21.6Gray · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB68F
Analogous#8F9CB6, #A98FB6
Triadic#B6968F, #8FB696
Split complementary#B6AA8F, #9CB68F
Tetradic#B68F9C, #AFB68F, #8FB6A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDECF2
Lighter +20%#D0CDDE
Lighter +10%#B3AECA
Darker −10%#7970A2
Darker −20%#605887
Darker −30%#4A4468
Darker −40%#343049
More saturated +25%#8778CD
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R150
G143
B182
Red150 (58.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue250.77°
Saturation (HSL)21.08%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8F · B B6

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