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Colour

#9798FF

  • #9798FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9798FF is a blue with RGB values 151, 152, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9798FF#9798FF
HEX#9798FF
RGBrgb(151, 152, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5961, 1
RGB percentages59.2%, 59.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.4, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.4, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK40.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,103
CSS custom property--colour: #9798FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#686700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#77ADBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFE97
Analogous#97CCFF, #CA97FF
Triadic#FF9798, #98FF97
Split complementary#FFCA97, #CCFF97
Tetradic#FF97CC, #FFFE97, #97FFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CACBFF
Darker −10%#6465FF
Darker −20%#3133FF
Darker −30%#0002FD
Darker −40%#0002CA
More saturated +25%#9798FF
Less saturated −25%#A4A5F2

Channel breakdown

R151
G152
B255
Red151 (59.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 98 · B FF

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