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Colour

#9799B8

  • #9799B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9799B8 is a blue with RGB values 151, 153, 184 and HSL 236°, 19%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9799B8#9799B8
HEX#9799B8
RGBrgb(151, 153, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6, 0.7216
RGB percentages59.2%, 60%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(236.4, 18.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 17.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK17.9%, 16.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,288
CSS custom property--colour: #9799B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#686647

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919CB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#909AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#909EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8B697
Analogous#97AAB8, #A697B8
Triadic#B89799, #99B897
Split complementary#B8A697, #AAB897
Tetradic#B897AA, #B8B697, #97B8A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F2F6
Lighter +20%#D4D4E1
Lighter +10%#B5B7CD
Darker −10%#797BA3
Darker −20%#5F618A
Darker −30%#4A4C6C
Darker −40%#35374E
More saturated +25%#8186CE
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R151
G153
B184
Red151 (59.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue236.36°
Saturation (HSL)18.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 99 · B B8

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