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Recognised as Colour

#969CA7

  • #969CA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#969CA7 is a blue with RGB values 150, 156, 167 and HSL 219°, 9%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#969CA7#969CA7
HEX#969CA7
RGBrgb(150, 156, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6118, 0.6549
RGB percentages58.8%, 61.2%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(218.8, 8.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 10.2%, 65.5%)
CMYK10.2%, 6.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,870,503
CSS custom property--colour: #969CA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#696358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999CA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#979BA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#929E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.2Light slate grey · ΔE 9.8Slate grey · ΔE 12.3Gray · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7A196
Analogous#96A5A7, #9896A7
Triadic#A7969C, #9CA796
Split complementary#A79996, #A5A796
Tetradic#A796A5, #A7A196, #96A799

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EAED
Lighter +20%#CDD0D6
Lighter +10%#B2B6BE
Darker −10%#7A8290
Darker −20%#626975
Darker −30%#4B5059
Darker −40%#34373D
More saturated +25%#7E95BF
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R150
G156
B167
Red150 (58.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)8.81%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9C · B A7

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