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Recognised as Colour

#969CEF

  • #969CEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#969CEF is a blue with RGB values 150, 156, 239 and HSL 236°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#969CEF#969CEF
HEX#969CEF
RGBrgb(150, 156, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6118, 0.9373
RGB percentages58.8%, 61.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(236, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK37.2%, 34.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,870,575
CSS custom property--colour: #969CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#696310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7CACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Plum · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE996
Analogous#96C9EF, #BD96EF
Triadic#EF969C, #9CEF96
Split complementary#EFBC96, #C8EF96
Tetradic#EF96C8, #EFE996, #96EFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEFFC
Lighter +10%#C2C6F6
Darker −10%#6A72E8
Darker −20%#3D49E2
Darker −30%#1F2BCD
Darker −40%#1822A1
More saturated +25%#878FFE
Less saturated −25%#A5A9E0

Channel breakdown

R150
G156
B239
Red150 (58.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue235.96°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9C · B EF

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