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Colour

#969FC1

  • #969FC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#969FC1 is a blue with RGB values 150, 159, 193 and HSL 227°, 26%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#969FC1#969FC1
HEX#969FC1
RGBrgb(150, 159, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6235, 0.7569
RGB percentages58.8%, 62.4%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(227.4, 25.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 22.3%, 75.7%)
CMYK22.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,871,297
CSS custom property--colour: #969FC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#69603E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A2C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#929EC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 19.2Dark grey · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1B896
Analogous#96B5C1, #A396C1
Triadic#C1969F, #9FC196
Split complementary#C1A396, #B5C196
Tetradic#C196B5, #C1B896, #96C1A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FA
Lighter +20%#D6DAE7
Lighter +10%#B6BCD4
Darker −10%#7682AE
Darker −20%#596698
Darker −30%#475177
Darker −40%#343B57
More saturated +25%#8193D6
Less saturated −25%#ABABAC

Channel breakdown

R150
G159
B193
Red150 (58.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue227.44°
Saturation (HSL)25.75%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9F · B C1

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