Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#9D96B5

  • #9D96B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9D96B5 is a blue with RGB values 157, 150, 181 and HSL 254°, 17%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9D96B5#9D96B5
HEX#9D96B5
RGBrgb(157, 150, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5882, 0.7098
RGB percentages61.6%, 58.8%, 71%
HSLhsl(253.5, 17.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 17.1%, 71%)
CMYK13.3%, 17.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,327,733
CSS custom property--colour: #9D96B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#62694A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#909AB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#909AB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#999BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 18.1Dark grey · ΔE 18.4Gray · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB596
Analogous#969FB5, #AC96B5
Triadic#B59D96, #96B59D
Split complementary#B5AC96, #9FB596
Tetradic#B5969F, #AEB596, #96B5AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F0F4
Lighter +20%#D5D2DF
Lighter +10%#B9B4CA
Darker −10%#8178A0
Darker −20%#685F86
Darker −30%#514A68
Darker −40%#39354A
More saturated +25%#9180CB
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R157
G150
B181
Red157 (61.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue253.55°
Saturation (HSL)17.32%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 96 · B B5

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “9d96b5” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.