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Colour

#969BC9

  • #969BC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#969BC9 is a blue with RGB values 150, 155, 201 and HSL 234°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#969BC9#969BC9
HEX#969BC9
RGBrgb(150, 155, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6078, 0.7882
RGB percentages58.8%, 60.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(234.1, 32.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 25.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK25.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,870,281
CSS custom property--colour: #969BC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#696436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Thistle · ΔE 21.7Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C496
Analogous#96B5C9, #AB96C9
Triadic#C9969B, #9BC996
Split complementary#C9AB96, #B4C996
Tetradic#C996B4, #C9C496, #96C9AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFD
Lighter +20%#D9DBEC
Lighter +10%#B8BBDA
Darker −10%#747BB8
Darker −20%#555CA4
Darker −30%#434983
Darker −40%#323761
More saturated +25%#828BDD
Less saturated −25%#AAABB5

Channel breakdown

R150
G155
B201
Red150 (58.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue234.12°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9B · B C9

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