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Recognised as Colour

#9796CB

  • #9796CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9796CB is a blue with RGB values 151, 150, 203 and HSL 241°, 34%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9796CB#9796CB
HEX#9796CB
RGBrgb(151, 150, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5882, 0.7961
RGB percentages59.2%, 58.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(241.1, 33.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 26.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK25.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,934,539
CSS custom property--colour: #9796CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#686934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8699CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#8B9FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23Plum · ΔE 23.2Thistle · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACB96
Analogous#96AFCB, #B296CB
Triadic#CB9796, #96CB97
Split complementary#CBB296, #AFCB96
Tetradic#CB96AF, #CACB96, #96CBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#DBDAED
Lighter +10%#B9B8DC
Darker −10%#7574BA
Darker −20%#5553A8
Darker −30%#444286
Darker −40%#323164
More saturated +25%#8482DF
Less saturated −25%#AAAAB7

Channel breakdown

R151
G150
B203
Red151 (59.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue241.13°
Saturation (HSL)33.76%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 96 · B CB

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