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Recognised as Colour

#9794B3

  • #9794B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9794B3 is a blue with RGB values 151, 148, 179 and HSL 246°, 17%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9794B3#9794B3
HEX#9794B3
RGBrgb(151, 148, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5804, 0.702
RGB percentages59.2%, 58%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(245.8, 16.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 17.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK15.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,934,003
CSS custom property--colour: #9794B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#686B4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D98B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D96B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#91999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Thistle · ΔE 19.6Gray · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0B394
Analogous#94A1B3, #A694B3
Triadic#B39794, #94B397
Split complementary#B3A694, #A0B394
Tetradic#B394A1, #B0B394, #94B3A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEDF3
Lighter +20%#D1D0DD
Lighter +10%#B4B2C8
Darker −10%#7A769E
Darker −20%#615D84
Darker −30%#4B4866
Darker −40%#353348
More saturated +25%#857DCA
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R151
G148
B179
Red151 (59.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue245.81°
Saturation (HSL)16.94%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 94 · B B3

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