Colour

#9695BE

#9695BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9695BE is a blue with RGB values 150, 149, 190 and HSL 241°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9695BE

RGBrgb(150, 149, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5843, 0.7451

RGB percentages58.8%, 58.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(241.5, 24%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 21.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK21.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,868,734

CSS custom property--colour: #9695BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#696A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B9AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A98BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8D9CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 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 text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5 Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Thistle · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDBE95

Analogous#95A9BE, #AB95BE

Triadic#BE9695, #95BE96

Split complementary#BEAB95, #A9BE95

Tetradic#BE95A9, #BDBE95, #95BEAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F4F8

Lighter +20%#D5D4E5

Lighter +10%#B5B5D1

Darker −10%#7775AB

Darker −20%#5B5A93

Darker −30%#484773

Darker −40%#343354

More saturated +25%#8280D3

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R150

G149

B190

Red150 (58.8%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue241.46°

Saturation (HSL)23.98%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 95 · B BE

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