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Recognised as Colour

#9797CD

  • #9797CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9797CD is a blue with RGB values 151, 151, 205 and HSL 240°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9797CD#9797CD
HEX#9797CD
RGBrgb(151, 151, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5922, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.2%, 59.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240, 35.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 26.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,934,797
CSS custom property--colour: #9797CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#686832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23Plum · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Thistle · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCD97
Analogous#97B2CD, #B297CD
Triadic#CD9797, #97CD97
Split complementary#CDB297, #B2CD97
Tetradic#CD97B2, #CDCD97, #97CDB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DCDCEE
Lighter +10%#B9B9DE
Darker −10%#7575BC
Darker −20%#5252AC
Darker −30%#424289
Darker −40%#313167
More saturated +25%#8484E0
Less saturated −25%#AAAABA

Channel breakdown

R151
G151
B205
Red151 (59.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 97 · B CD

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