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Recognised as Colour

#9695CD

  • #9695CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9695CD is a blue with RGB values 150, 149, 205 and HSL 241°, 36%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9695CD#9695CD
HEX#9695CD
RGBrgb(150, 149, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5843, 0.8039
RGB percentages58.8%, 58.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(241.1, 35.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 27.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK26.8%, 27.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,868,749
CSS custom property--colour: #9695CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#696A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8499CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#899FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Plum · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Thistle · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCD95
Analogous#95B0CD, #B295CD
Triadic#CD9695, #95CD96
Split complementary#CDB295, #B0CD95
Tetradic#CD95B0, #CCCD95, #95CDB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DBDAEE
Lighter +10%#B8B8DD
Darker −10%#7472BD
Darker −20%#5251AB
Darker −30%#424089
Darker −40%#313066
More saturated +25%#8382E1
Less saturated −25%#A9A9BA

Channel breakdown

R150
G149
B205
Red150 (58.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue241.07°
Saturation (HSL)35.9%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 95 · B CD

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