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Recognised as Colour

#978BCD

  • #978BCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#978BCD is a blue with RGB values 151, 139, 205 and HSL 251°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#978BCD#978BCD
HEX#978BCD
RGBrgb(151, 139, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5451, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.2%, 54.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(250.9, 39.8%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 32.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 32.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,931,725
CSS custom property--colour: #978BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#687432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A95D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B92CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8B96A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4Thistle · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CD8B
Analogous#8BA0CD, #B88BCD
Triadic#CD978B, #8BCD97
Split complementary#CDB88B, #A0CD8B
Tetradic#CD8BA0, #C1CD8B, #8BCDB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F6FB
Lighter +20%#D7D2EC
Lighter +10%#B7AFDC
Darker −10%#7767BE
Darker −20%#5A49A9
Darker −30%#473A85
Darker −40%#342A62
More saturated +25%#8A76E2
Less saturated −25%#A4A0B8

Channel breakdown

R151
G139
B205
Red151 (59.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)39.76%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8B · B CD

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