Colour

#9D96DE

#9D96DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9D96DE is a blue with RGB values 157, 150, 222 and HSL 246°, 52%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9D96DE

RGBrgb(157, 150, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5882, 0.8706

RGB percentages61.6%, 58.8%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(245.8, 52.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 32.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK29.3%, 32.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,327,774

CSS custom property--colour: #9D96DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#626921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#819CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8EA3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7 Plum · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4 Steel blue · ΔE 26.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.6 Thistle · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7DE96

Analogous#96B3DE, #C196DE

Triadic#DE9D96, #96DE9D

Split complementary#DEC196, #B3DE96

Tetradic#DE96B3, #D7DE96, #96DEC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5E4F6

Lighter +10%#C1BDEA

Darker −10%#796FD2

Darker −20%#5548C6

Darker −30%#3F34A7

Darker −40%#312880

More saturated +25%#8F85EF

Less saturated −25%#ABA7CD

Channel breakdown

R157

G150

B222

Red157 (61.6%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue245.83°

Saturation (HSL)52.17%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G 96 · B DE

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