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Recognised as Colour

#969DDF

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

#969DDF is a blue with RGB values 150, 157, 223 and HSL 234°, 53%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#969DDF#969DDF
HEX#969DDF
RGBrgb(150, 157, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6157, 0.8745
RGB percentages58.8%, 61.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(234.2, 53.3%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 32.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK32.7%, 29.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,870,815
CSS custom property--colour: #969DDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#696220

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#859FDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#83A9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 22Plum · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6Thistle · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD896
Analogous#96C1DF, #B496DF
Triadic#DF969D, #9DDF96
Split complementary#DFB496, #C2DF96
Tetradic#DF96C1, #DFD896, #96DFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E6F7
Lighter +10%#BDC1EB
Darker −10%#6F79D3
Darker −20%#4854C7
Darker −30%#333FA9
Darker −40%#273082
More saturated +25%#858FF0
Less saturated −25%#A7ABCE

Channel breakdown

R150
G157
B223
Red150 (58.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue234.25°
Saturation (HSL)53.28%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9D · B DF

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