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Recognised as Colour

#978CBF

  • #978CBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#978CBF is a blue with RGB values 151, 140, 191 and HSL 253°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#978CBF#978CBF
HEX#978CBF
RGBrgb(151, 140, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.549, 0.749
RGB percentages59.2%, 54.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(252.9, 28.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 26.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK20.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,931,967
CSS custom property--colour: #978CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#687340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8093C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8192BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8F949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Thistle · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4BF8C
Analogous#8C9ABF, #B18CBF
Triadic#BF978C, #8CBF97
Split complementary#BFB18C, #9BBF8C
Tetradic#BF8C9A, #B4BF8C, #8CBFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EEF6
Lighter +20%#D2CEE3
Lighter +10%#B5ADD1
Darker −10%#796BAD
Darker −20%#605293
Darker −30%#4B4072
Darker −40%#352D52
More saturated +25%#8A76D5
Less saturated −25%#A4A2A9

Channel breakdown

R151
G140
B191
Red151 (59.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue252.94°
Saturation (HSL)28.49%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8C · B BF

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