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Recognised as Colour

#9693CB

  • #9693CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9693CB is a blue with RGB values 150, 147, 203 and HSL 243°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9693CB#9693CB
HEX#9693CB
RGBrgb(150, 147, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5765, 0.7961
RGB percentages58.8%, 57.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(243.2, 35%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 27.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK26.1%, 27.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,868,235
CSS custom property--colour: #9693CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#696C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8397CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8A9DA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25Thistle · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CB93
Analogous#93ACCB, #B293CB
Triadic#CB9693, #93CB96
Split complementary#CBB293, #ACCB93
Tetradic#CB93AC, #C8CB93, #93CBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFD
Lighter +20%#D9D8EC
Lighter +10%#B7B5DC
Darker −10%#7571BA
Darker −20%#5551A7
Darker −30%#444085
Darker −40%#322F63
More saturated +25%#847FDF
Less saturated −25%#A8A7B7

Channel breakdown

R150
G147
B203
Red150 (58.8%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue243.21°
Saturation (HSL)35%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 93 · B CB

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