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Recognised as Colour

#968FC0

  • #968FC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#968FC0 is a blue with RGB values 150, 143, 192 and HSL 249°, 28%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#968FC0#968FC0
HEX#968FC0
RGBrgb(150, 143, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5608, 0.7529
RGB percentages58.8%, 56.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(248.6, 28%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 25.5%, 75.3%)
CMYK21.9%, 25.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,867,200
CSS custom property--colour: #968FC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#69703F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8396C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8394BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8D97A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 22.9Thistle · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C08F
Analogous#8FA1C0, #AE8FC0
Triadic#C0968F, #8FC096
Split complementary#C0AE8F, #A1C08F
Tetradic#C08FA1, #B9C08F, #8FC0AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F1F7
Lighter +20%#D3D0E5
Lighter +10%#B5B0D2
Darker −10%#776EAE
Darker −20%#5D5495
Darker −30%#494274
Darker −40%#342F54
More saturated +25%#8679D6
Less saturated −25%#A6A5AA

Channel breakdown

R150
G143
B192
Red150 (58.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8F · B C0

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