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Recognised as Colour

#9698BC

  • #9698BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9698BC is a blue with RGB values 150, 152, 188 and HSL 237°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9698BC#9698BC
HEX#9698BC
RGBrgb(150, 152, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5961, 0.7373
RGB percentages58.8%, 59.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(236.8, 22.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 20.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK20.2%, 19.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,869,500
CSS custom property--colour: #9698BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#696743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D99BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8E9EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Thistle · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dark grey · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBA96
Analogous#96ABBC, #A796BC
Triadic#BC9698, #98BC96
Split complementary#BCA796, #ABBC96
Tetradic#BC96AB, #BCBA96, #96BCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4F8
Lighter +20%#D4D5E4
Lighter +10%#B5B7D0
Darker −10%#7779A8
Darker −20%#5C5F90
Darker −30%#484A71
Darker −40%#343652
More saturated +25%#8185D2
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R150
G152
B188
Red150 (58.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)22.09%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 98 · B BC

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