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Recognised as Colour

#9996CD

  • #9996CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9996CD is a blue with RGB values 153, 150, 205 and HSL 243°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9996CD#9996CD
HEX#9996CD
RGBrgb(153, 150, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5882, 0.8039
RGB percentages60%, 58.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(243.3, 35.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 26.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK25.4%, 26.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,065,613
CSS custom property--colour: #9996CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#666932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#869ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8D9FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Thistle · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACD96
Analogous#96AFCD, #B496CD
Triadic#CD9996, #96CD99
Split complementary#CDB496, #AFCD96
Tetradic#CD96AF, #CACD96, #96CDB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DCDBEE
Lighter +10%#BBB9DD
Darker −10%#7773BD
Darker −20%#5752AB
Darker −30%#454189
Darker −40%#343166
More saturated +25%#8883E0
Less saturated −25%#AAA9BA

Channel breakdown

R153
G150
B205
Red153 (60%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue243.27°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 96 · B CD

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