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Recognised as Colour

#9799FB

  • #9799FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9799FB is a blue with RGB values 151, 153, 251 and HSL 239°, 93%, 79%. 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

#9799FB#9799FB
HEX#9799FB
RGBrgb(151, 153, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6, 0.9843
RGB percentages59.2%, 60%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(238.8, 92.6%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 39.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK39.8%, 39%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,355
CSS custom property--colour: #9799FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#686604

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#729FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#79ACBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBF997
Analogous#97CBFB, #C797FB
Triadic#FB9799, #99FB97
Split complementary#FBC797, #CBFB97
Tetradic#FB97CB, #FBF997, #97FBC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FF
Lighter +10%#C8C9FD
Darker −10%#6669F9
Darker −20%#3539F7
Darker −30%#090EF0
Darker −40%#070BBF
More saturated +25%#9395FF
Less saturated −25%#A5A6EE

Channel breakdown

R151
G153
B251
Red151 (59.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue238.8°
Saturation (HSL)92.59%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 99 · B FB

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