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Recognised as Colour

#978EDE

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

#978EDE is a blue with RGB values 151, 142, 222 and HSL 247°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#978EDE#978EDE
HEX#978EDE
RGBrgb(151, 142, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5569, 0.8706
RGB percentages59.2%, 55.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(246.8, 54.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 36%, 87.1%)
CMYK32%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,510
CSS custom property--colour: #978EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#687121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7699E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7696DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#869DACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5DE8E
Analogous#8EADDE, #BF8EDE
Triadic#DE978E, #8EDE97
Split complementary#DEBF8E, #ADDE8E
Tetradic#DE8EAD, #D5DE8E, #8EDEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0DDF5
Lighter +10%#BBB5EA
Darker −10%#7367D2
Darker −20%#4E3FC7
Darker −30%#3D30A3
Darker −40%#2E247C
More saturated +25%#897CF0
Less saturated −25%#A5A0CC

Channel breakdown

R151
G142
B222
Red151 (59.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue246.75°
Saturation (HSL)54.79%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8E · B DE

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