Colour

#9995CB

#9995CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#9995CB is a blue with RGB values 153, 149, 203 and HSL 244°, 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

#9995CB#9995CB

HEX#9995CB

RGBrgb(153, 149, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5843, 0.7961

RGB percentages60%, 58.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(244.4, 34.2%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 26.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK24.6%, 26.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,065,355

CSS custom property--colour: #9995CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#666A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#879CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8699CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8E9EA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2 Plum · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8 Thistle · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C7CB95

Analogous#95ACCB, #B495CB

Triadic#CB9995, #95CB99

Split complementary#CBB495, #ACCB95

Tetradic#CB95AC, #C7CB95, #95CBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFCFD

Lighter +20%#DBD9ED

Lighter +10%#BAB7DC

Darker −10%#7873BA

Darker −20%#5952A8

Darker −30%#474186

Darker −40%#343163

More saturated +25%#8881DF

Less saturated −25%#AAA9B7

Channel breakdown

R153

G149

B203

Red153 (60%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue244.44°

Saturation (HSL)34.18%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 95 · B CB

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