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Colour

#9097AE

  • #9097AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9097AE is a blue with RGB values 144, 151, 174 and HSL 226°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9097AE#9097AE
HEX#9097AE
RGBrgb(144, 151, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5922, 0.6824
RGB percentages56.5%, 59.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(226, 15.6%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 17.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK17.2%, 13.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,476,014
CSS custom property--colour: #9097AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#6F6851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9199AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E96ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#899B9Eno 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 text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.3Slate grey · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 14.6Gray · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Silver · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA790
Analogous#90A6AE, #9890AE
Triadic#AE9097, #97AE90
Split complementary#AE9890, #A6AE90
Tetradic#AE90A6, #AEA790, #90AE98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EAEF
Lighter +20%#CBCED9
Lighter +10%#ADB3C4
Darker −10%#737B98
Darker −20%#5B637D
Darker −30%#464C5F
Darker −40%#303442
More saturated +25%#788AC6
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R144
G151
B174
Red144 (56.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue226°
Saturation (HSL)15.63%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 97 · B AE

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