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Recognised as Colour

#978CD4

  • #978CD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#978CD4 is a blue with RGB values 151, 140, 212 and HSL 249°, 46%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#978CD4#978CD4
HEX#978CD4
RGBrgb(151, 140, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.549, 0.8314
RGB percentages59.2%, 54.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(249.2, 45.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 34%, 83.1%)
CMYK28.8%, 34%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,931,988
CSS custom property--colour: #978CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#68732B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7896D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7894D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8999A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7Slate blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D48C
Analogous#8CA5D4, #BB8CD4
Triadic#D4978C, #8CD497
Split complementary#D4BB8C, #A5D48C
Tetradic#D48CA5, #C9D48C, #8CD4BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFE
Lighter +20%#DAD6F0
Lighter +10%#B9B1E2
Darker −10%#7567C6
Darker −20%#5544B6
Darker −30%#443691
Darker −40%#33286C
More saturated +25%#8978E8
Less saturated −25%#A5A0C0

Channel breakdown

R151
G140
B212
Red151 (59.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue249.17°
Saturation (HSL)45.57%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8C · B D4

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