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Recognised as Colour

#9698BF

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

#9698BF is a blue with RGB values 150, 152, 191 and HSL 237°, 24%, 67%. 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

#9698BF#9698BF
HEX#9698BF
RGBrgb(150, 152, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5961, 0.749
RGB percentages58.8%, 59.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(237.1, 24.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 21.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK21.5%, 20.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,869,503
CSS custom property--colour: #9698BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#696740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8D9FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Thistle · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFBD96
Analogous#96ADBF, #A996BF
Triadic#BF9698, #98BF96
Split complementary#BFA996, #ADBF96
Tetradic#BF96AD, #BFBD96, #96BFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5F9
Lighter +20%#D5D6E6
Lighter +10%#B6B7D2
Darker −10%#7679AC
Darker −20%#5B5D94
Darker −30%#474975
Darker −40%#343655
More saturated +25%#8185D4
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R150
G152
B191
Red150 (58.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue237.07°
Saturation (HSL)24.26%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 98 · B BF

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