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Recognised as Colour

#978FBC

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

#978FBC is a blue with RGB values 151, 143, 188 and HSL 251°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#978FBC#978FBC
HEX#978FBC
RGBrgb(151, 143, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5608, 0.7373
RGB percentages59.2%, 56.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(250.7, 25.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 23.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK19.7%, 23.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,732
CSS custom property--colour: #978FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 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#949494
Inverted#687043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8595BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8594BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#90969Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Plum · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 19.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4BC8F
Analogous#8F9DBC, #AE8FBC
Triadic#BC978F, #8FBC97
Split complementary#BCAE8F, #9EBC8F
Tetradic#BC8F9D, #B4BC8F, #8FBCAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EFF5
Lighter +20%#D2CFE2
Lighter +10%#B5AFCF
Darker −10%#796FA9
Darker −20%#60568F
Darker −30%#4B436F
Darker −40%#35304F
More saturated +25%#8979D2
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A6

Channel breakdown

R151
G143
B188
Red151 (59.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue250.67°
Saturation (HSL)25.14%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8F · B BC

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