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Recognised as Colour

#978EF8

  • #978EF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#978EF8 is a blue with RGB values 151, 142, 248 and HSL 245°, 88%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#978EF8#978EF8
HEX#978EF8
RGBrgb(151, 142, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5569, 0.9725
RGB percentages59.2%, 55.7%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(245.1, 88.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 42.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK39.1%, 42.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,536
CSS custom property--colour: #978EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#687107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#689EFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6698F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7CA3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 21Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFF88E
Analogous#8EBAF8, #CC8EF8
Triadic#F8978E, #8EF897
Split complementary#F8CC8E, #BAF88E
Tetradic#F88EBA, #EFF88E, #8EF8CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEEFE
Lighter +10%#C3BEFB
Darker −10%#6B5EF5
Darker −20%#3F2EF2
Darker −30%#200EDF
Darker −40%#190BAF
More saturated +25%#9187FF
Less saturated −25%#A39DE9

Channel breakdown

R151
G142
B248
Red151 (59.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue245.09°
Saturation (HSL)88.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8E · B F8

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