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Recognised as Colour

#9798D0

  • #9798D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9798D0 is a blue with RGB values 151, 152, 208 and HSL 239°, 38%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9798D0#9798D0
HEX#9798D0
RGBrgb(151, 152, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5961, 0.8157
RGB percentages59.2%, 59.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(238.9, 37.7%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 27.4%, 81.6%)
CMYK27.4%, 26.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,056
CSS custom property--colour: #9798D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#68672F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#869BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#89A2ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0CF97
Analogous#97B5D0, #B297D0
Triadic#D09798, #98D097
Split complementary#D0B297, #B5D097
Tetradic#D097B5, #D0CF97, #97D0B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDEF0
Lighter +10%#BABBE0
Darker −10%#7475C0
Darker −20%#5152B0
Darker −30%#40418E
Darker −40%#30316B
More saturated +25%#8486E3
Less saturated −25%#AAAABD

Channel breakdown

R151
G152
B208
Red151 (59.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue238.95°
Saturation (HSL)37.75%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 98 · B D0

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