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Recognised as Colour

#969FFD

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

#969FFD is a blue with RGB values 150, 159, 253 and HSL 235°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#969FFD#969FFD
HEX#969FFD
RGBrgb(150, 159, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6235, 0.9922
RGB percentages58.8%, 62.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(234.8, 96.3%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 40.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK40.7%, 37.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,871,357
CSS custom property--colour: #969FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#696002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#76B2C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Plum · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF496
Analogous#96D2FD, #C196FD
Triadic#FD969F, #9FFD96
Split complementary#FDC196, #D3FD96
Tetradic#FD96D2, #FDF496, #96FDC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFF
Lighter +10%#C8CDFE
Darker −10%#6471FC
Darker −20%#3243FB
Darker −30%#051AF5
Darker −40%#0414C3
More saturated +25%#949DFF
Less saturated −25%#A3AAF0

Channel breakdown

R150
G159
B253
Red150 (58.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue234.76°
Saturation (HSL)96.26%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9F · B FD

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