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Recognised as Colour

#978CCF

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

#978CCF is a blue with RGB values 151, 140, 207 and HSL 250°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#978CCF#978CCF
HEX#978CCF
RGBrgb(151, 140, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.549, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.2%, 54.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(249.9, 41.1%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 32.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK27.1%, 32.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,931,983
CSS custom property--colour: #978CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#687330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A96D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B93CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8B98A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Plum · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Thistle · ΔE 30.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4CF8C
Analogous#8CA3CF, #B98CCF
Triadic#CF978C, #8CCF97
Split complementary#CFB98C, #A3CF8C
Tetradic#CF8CA3, #C4CF8C, #8CCFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F8FC
Lighter +20%#D8D4ED
Lighter +10%#B8B0DE
Darker −10%#7668C0
Darker −20%#5948AD
Darker −30%#463989
Darker −40%#342A65
More saturated +25%#8978E3
Less saturated −25%#A5A0BB

Channel breakdown

R151
G140
B207
Red151 (59.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue249.85°
Saturation (HSL)41.1%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8C · B CF

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