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Recognised as Colour

#978DBD

  • #978DBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#978DBD is a blue with RGB values 151, 141, 189 and HSL 252°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#978DBD#978DBD
HEX#978DBD
RGBrgb(151, 141, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5529, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.2%, 55.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(252.5, 26.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 25.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.1%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,221
CSS custom property--colour: #978DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#687242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8294BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#8393BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 22.5Thistle · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 20.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3BD8D
Analogous#8D9BBD, #AF8DBD
Triadic#BD978D, #8DBD97
Split complementary#BDAF8D, #9BBD8D
Tetradic#BD8D9B, #B3BD8D, #8DBDAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEEF5
Lighter +20%#D2CEE2
Lighter +10%#B4ADD0
Darker −10%#7A6DAA
Darker −20%#605490
Darker −30%#4B4170
Darker −40%#352E50
More saturated +25%#8A76D3
Less saturated −25%#A4A3A6

Channel breakdown

R151
G141
B189
Red151 (59.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue252.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8D · B BD

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