Recognised as Colour

#9C96F2

#9C96F2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9C96F2 is a blue with RGB values 156, 150, 242 and HSL 244°, 78%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9C96F2

RGBrgb(156, 150, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5882, 0.949

RGB percentages61.2%, 58.8%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(243.9, 78%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 38%, 94.9%)

CMYK35.5%, 38%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,262,258

CSS custom property--colour: #9C96F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#63690D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79A3F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#769EF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#85A7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4 Plum · ΔE 26.2 Royal blue · ΔE 27 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECF296

Analogous#96BEF2, #CA96F2

Triadic#F29C96, #96F29C

Split complementary#F2CA96, #BEF296

Tetradic#F296BE, #ECF296, #96F2CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F1FD

Lighter +10%#C7C3F8

Darker −10%#7169EC

Darker −20%#463BE7

Darker −30%#261AD5

Darker −40%#1E15A7

More saturated +25%#9189FF

Less saturated −25%#A9A5E3

Channel breakdown

R156

G150

B242

Red156 (61.2%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue243.91°

Saturation (HSL)77.97%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 96 · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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