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Recognised as Colour

#9699CF

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

#9699CF is a blue with RGB values 150, 153, 207 and HSL 237°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9699CF#9699CF
HEX#9699CF
RGBrgb(150, 153, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6, 0.8118
RGB percentages58.8%, 60%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(236.8, 37.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 27.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK27.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,869,775
CSS custom property--colour: #9699CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#696630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#879BCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#88A3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 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 text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Plum · ΔE 24Thistle · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCC96
Analogous#96B5CF, #B096CF
Triadic#CF9699, #99CF96
Split complementary#CFB096, #B5CF96
Tetradic#CF96B5, #CFCC96, #96CFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCDDEF
Lighter +10%#B9BBDF
Darker −10%#7377BF
Darker −20%#5055AF
Darker −30%#40448C
Darker −40%#303369
More saturated +25%#8388E2
Less saturated −25%#A9AABC

Channel breakdown

R150
G153
B207
Red150 (58.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 99 · B CF

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