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Colour

#9691D4

  • #9691D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9691D4 is a blue with RGB values 150, 145, 212 and HSL 244°, 44%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9691D4#9691D4
HEX#9691D4
RGBrgb(150, 145, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5686, 0.8314
RGB percentages58.8%, 56.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(244.5, 43.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 31.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK29.2%, 31.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,867,732
CSS custom property--colour: #9691D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#696E2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9AD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D96D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#879DA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Thistle · ΔE 30.1Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFD491
Analogous#91AED4, #B891D4
Triadic#D49691, #91D496
Split complementary#D4B891, #ADD491
Tetradic#D491AD, #CFD491, #91D4B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCDAF1
Lighter +10%#B9B6E2
Darker −10%#736CC6
Darker −20%#5048B7
Darker −30%#403993
Darker −40%#302B6E
More saturated +25%#867EE7
Less saturated −25%#A6A4C1

Channel breakdown

R150
G145
B212
Red150 (58.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue244.48°
Saturation (HSL)43.79%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 91 · B D4

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