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Colour

#9996DD

  • #9996DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9996DD is a blue with RGB values 153, 150, 221 and HSL 243°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9996DD#9996DD
HEX#9996DD
RGBrgb(153, 150, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5882, 0.8667
RGB percentages60%, 58.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(242.5, 51.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 32.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK30.8%, 32.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,065,629
CSS custom property--colour: #9996DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#666922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#809BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#88A3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Plum · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Light steelblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DADD96
Analogous#96B7DD, #BD96DD
Triadic#DD9996, #96DD99
Split complementary#DDBD96, #B7DD96
Tetradic#DD96B7, #DADD96, #96DDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E3F6
Lighter +10%#BEBDE9
Darker −10%#746FD1
Darker −20%#4E49C4
Darker −30%#3A35A5
Darker −40%#2C297E
More saturated +25%#8985EE
Less saturated −25%#A9A7CC

Channel breakdown

R153
G150
B221
Red153 (60%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue242.54°
Saturation (HSL)51.08%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 96 · B DD

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