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Recognised as Colour

#9797AC

  • #9797AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9797AC is a blue with RGB values 151, 151, 172 and HSL 240°, 11%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9797AC#9797AC
HEX#9797AC
RGBrgb(151, 151, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5922, 0.6745
RGB percentages59.2%, 59.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(240, 11.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 12.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,934,764
CSS custom property--colour: #9797AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#686853

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9299ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9298ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#939A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.3Gray · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Silver · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACAC97
Analogous#97A2AC, #A297AC
Triadic#AC9797, #97AC97
Split complementary#ACA297, #A2AC97
Tetradic#AC97A2, #ACAC97, #97ACA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECECF0
Lighter +20%#D0D0D9
Lighter +10%#B3B3C3
Darker −10%#7B7B95
Darker −20%#62627B
Darker −30%#4B4B5F
Darker −40%#353542
More saturated +25%#8080C3
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R151
G151
B172
Red151 (59.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)11.23%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 97 · B AC

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