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Recognised as Colour

#9799B3

  • #9799B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9799B3 is a blue with RGB values 151, 153, 179 and HSL 236°, 16%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9799B3#9799B3
HEX#9799B3
RGBrgb(151, 153, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6, 0.702
RGB percentages59.2%, 60%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(235.7, 15.6%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 15.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK15.6%, 14.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,283
CSS custom property--colour: #9799B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#68664C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939CB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#919AB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#919DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B197
Analogous#97A7B3, #A397B3
Triadic#B39799, #99B397
Split complementary#B3A397, #A7B397
Tetradic#B397A7, #B3B197, #97B3A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF0F4
Lighter +20%#D2D3DE
Lighter +10%#B4B6C9
Darker −10%#7A7C9D
Darker −20%#606384
Darker −30%#4B4D66
Darker −40%#353749
More saturated +25%#8186CA
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R151
G153
B179
Red151 (59.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue235.71°
Saturation (HSL)15.56%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 99 · B B3

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