Colour

#9398A6

#9398A6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9398A6 is a blue with RGB values 147, 152, 166 and HSL 224°, 10%, 61%. 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

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HEX#9398A6

RGBrgb(147, 152, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5961, 0.651

RGB percentages57.6%, 59.6%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(224.2, 9.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 11.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK11.4%, 8.4%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,672,870

CSS custom property--colour: #9398A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31413WCAG 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 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#6C6759

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9499A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9397A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8F9B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Gray · ΔE 12.2 Silver · ΔE 16.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4

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#A6A193

Analogous#93A2A6, #9893A6

Triadic#A69398, #98A693

Split complementary#A69893, #A2A693

Tetradic#A693A2, #A6A193, #93A698

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E8EB

Lighter +20%#CBCDD4

Lighter +10%#AFB3BD

Darker −10%#777D8F

Darker −20%#5F6574

Darker −30%#484C58

Darker −40%#31343C

More saturated +25%#7A8CBF

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R147

G152

B166

Red147 (57.6%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue224.21°

Saturation (HSL)9.64%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 98 · B A6

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