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Colour

#9D96C8

  • #9D96C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9D96C8 is a blue with RGB values 157, 150, 200 and HSL 248°, 31%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9D96C8#9D96C8
HEX#9D96C8
RGBrgb(157, 150, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5882, 0.7843
RGB percentages61.6%, 58.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(248.4, 31.2%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 25%, 78.4%)
CMYK21.5%, 25%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,327,752
CSS custom property--colour: #9D96C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#626937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9DCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9BC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#949EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1C896
Analogous#96A8C8, #B696C8
Triadic#C89D96, #96C89D
Split complementary#C8B696, #A8C896
Tetradic#C896A8, #C1C896, #96C8B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFD
Lighter +20%#DBD9EB
Lighter +10%#BCB7DA
Darker −10%#7E75B6
Darker −20%#6055A3
Darker −30%#4C4481
Darker −40%#393260
More saturated +25%#8F82DC
Less saturated −25%#ABAAB4

Channel breakdown

R157
G150
B200
Red157 (61.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue248.4°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 96 · B C8

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