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Colour

#9B96AF

  • #9B96AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9B96AF is a blue with RGB values 155, 150, 175 and HSL 252°, 14%, 64%. 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

#9B96AF#9B96AF
HEX#9B96AF
RGBrgb(155, 150, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5882, 0.6863
RGB percentages60.8%, 58.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(252, 13.5%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 14.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK11.4%, 14.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,196,655
CSS custom property--colour: #9B96AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#646950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9199B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9199AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#979A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.4Gray · ΔE 17.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Thistle · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAAF96
Analogous#969EAF, #A896AF
Triadic#AF9B96, #96AF9B
Split complementary#AFA796, #9EAF96
Tetradic#AF969E, #AAAF96, #96AFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEDF1
Lighter +20%#D2D0DB
Lighter +10%#B7B3C5
Darker −10%#7F7999
Darker −20%#66607F
Darker −30%#4F4A62
Darker −40%#383445
More saturated +25%#8D7FC6
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R155
G150
B175
Red155 (60.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)13.51%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 96 · B AF

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