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Recognised as Colour

#9799A7

  • #9799A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9799A7 is a blue with RGB values 151, 153, 167 and HSL 233°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9799A7#9799A7
HEX#9799A7
RGBrgb(151, 153, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6, 0.6549
RGB percentages59.2%, 60%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(232.5, 8.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 9.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK9.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,271
CSS custom property--colour: #9799A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#686658

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969AA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9599A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#949B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4Dark grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Gray · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7A597
Analogous#97A1A7, #9D97A7
Triadic#A79799, #99A797
Split complementary#A79D97, #A1A797
Tetradic#A797A1, #A7A597, #97A79D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEAED
Lighter +20%#CECFD6
Lighter +10%#B3B4BE
Darker −10%#7B7E90
Darker −20%#636575
Darker −30%#4C4D59
Darker −40%#34353E
More saturated +25%#7F87BF
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R151
G153
B167
Red151 (59.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)8.33%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 99 · B A7

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