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Recognised as Colour

#9799CD

  • #9799CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9799CD is a blue with RGB values 151, 153, 205 and HSL 238°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9799CD#9799CD
HEX#9799CD
RGBrgb(151, 153, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.2%, 60%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(237.8, 35.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 26.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,309
CSS custom property--colour: #9799CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#686632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#899BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Thistle · ΔE 23.5Plum · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCB97
Analogous#97B4CD, #B097CD
Triadic#CD9799, #99CD97
Split complementary#CDB097, #B4CD97
Tetradic#CD97B4, #CDCB97, #97CDB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DCDDEE
Lighter +10%#B9BBDE
Darker −10%#7577BC
Darker −20%#5256AC
Darker −30%#424589
Darker −40%#313367
More saturated +25%#8487E0
Less saturated −25%#AAABBA

Channel breakdown

R151
G153
B205
Red151 (59.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue237.78°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 99 · B CD

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