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Recognised as Colour

#9996B7

  • #9996B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9996B7 is a blue with RGB values 153, 150, 183 and HSL 245°, 19%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9996B7#9996B7
HEX#9996B7
RGBrgb(153, 150, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5882, 0.7176
RGB percentages60%, 58.8%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(245.5, 18.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 18%, 71.8%)
CMYK16.4%, 18%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,065,591
CSS custom property--colour: #9996B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#666948

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9AB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E99B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#939BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 19.4Gray · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4B796
Analogous#96A3B7, #AA96B7
Triadic#B79996, #96B799
Split complementary#B7AA96, #A4B796
Tetradic#B796A3, #B4B796, #96B7AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F1F5
Lighter +20%#D4D3E0
Lighter +10%#B6B4CC
Darker −10%#7C78A2
Darker −20%#625E89
Darker −30%#4C496B
Darker −40%#37344D
More saturated +25%#8780CD
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R153
G150
B183
Red153 (60%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)18.64%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 96 · B B7

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