Colour

#969CD0

#969CD0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#969CD0 is a blue with RGB values 150, 156, 208 and HSL 234°, 38%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#969CD0#969CD0

HEX#969CD0

RGBrgb(150, 156, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6118, 0.8157

RGB percentages58.8%, 61.2%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(233.8, 38.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 27.9%, 81.6%)

CMYK27.9%, 25%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,870,544

CSS custom property--colour: #969CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#69632F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA2D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A9DCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#88A5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Thistle · ΔE 23.4 Slate grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0CA96

Analogous#96B9D0, #AD96D0

Triadic#D0969C, #9CD096

Split complementary#D0AD96, #B9D096

Tetradic#D096B9, #D0CA96, #96D0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DCDEF0

Lighter +10%#B9BDE0

Darker −10%#737BC0

Darker −20%#505AB0

Darker −30%#3F478E

Darker −40%#30366A

More saturated +25%#838DE3

Less saturated −25%#A9ABBD

Channel breakdown

R150

G156

B208

Red150 (58.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue233.79°

Saturation (HSL)38.16%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 9C · B D0

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Colour values

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