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Recognised as Colour

#9699CE

  • #9699CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9699CE is a blue with RGB values 150, 153, 206 and HSL 237°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9699CE#9699CE
HEX#9699CE
RGBrgb(150, 153, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6, 0.8078
RGB percentages58.8%, 60%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(236.8, 36.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 27.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK27.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,869,774
CSS custom property--colour: #9699CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#696631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#889BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#88A2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Thistle · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECB96
Analogous#96B5CE, #AF96CE
Triadic#CE9699, #99CE96
Split complementary#CEAF96, #B5CE96
Tetradic#CE96B5, #CECB96, #96CEAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DCDDEE
Lighter +10%#B9BBDE
Darker −10%#7377BE
Darker −20%#5156AD
Darker −30%#41458A
Darker −40%#303368
More saturated +25%#8388E1
Less saturated −25%#A9AABB

Channel breakdown

R150
G153
B206
Red150 (58.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue236.79°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 99 · B CE

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