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Recognised as Colour

#9397AB

  • #9397AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9397AB is a blue with RGB values 147, 151, 171 and HSL 230°, 13%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9397AB#9397AB
HEX#9397AB
RGBrgb(147, 151, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5922, 0.6706
RGB percentages57.6%, 59.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(230, 12.5%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 14%, 67.1%)
CMYK14%, 11.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,672,619
CSS custom property--colour: #9397AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#6C6854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9299ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9097AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8E9A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.4Slate grey · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 14.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Silver · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABA793
Analogous#93A3AB, #9B93AB
Triadic#AB9397, #97AB93
Split complementary#AB9B93, #A3AB93
Tetradic#AB93A3, #ABA793, #93AB9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EAEE
Lighter +20%#CCCED8
Lighter +10%#B0B3C1
Darker −10%#767B95
Darker −20%#5F637A
Darker −30%#484C5D
Darker −40%#323440
More saturated +25%#7B87C3
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R147
G151
B171
Red147 (57.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)12.5%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 93 · G 97 · B AB

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