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Recognised as Colour

#969DED

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

#969DED is a blue with RGB values 150, 157, 237 and HSL 235°, 71%, 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

#969DED#969DED
HEX#969DED
RGBrgb(150, 157, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6157, 0.9294
RGB percentages58.8%, 61.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(235.2, 70.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 36.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK36.7%, 33.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,870,829
CSS custom property--colour: #969DED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#696212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A7F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7DACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE696
Analogous#96C8ED, #BB96ED
Triadic#ED969D, #9DED96
Split complementary#EDBA96, #C9ED96
Tetradic#ED96C8, #EDE696, #96EDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEEFC
Lighter +10%#C2C6F4
Darker −10%#6A74E6
Darker −20%#3F4CDE
Darker −30%#2230C8
Darker −40%#1B259C
More saturated +25%#8790FC
Less saturated −25%#A5AADE

Channel breakdown

R150
G157
B237
Red150 (58.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue235.17°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9D · B ED

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