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Colour

#979AB0

  • #979AB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#979AB0 is a blue with RGB values 151, 154, 176 and HSL 233°, 14%, 64%. 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

#979AB0#979AB0
HEX#979AB0
RGBrgb(151, 154, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6039, 0.6902
RGB percentages59.2%, 60.4%, 69%
HSLhsl(232.8, 13.7%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 14.2%, 69%)
CMYK14.2%, 12.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,536
CSS custom property--colour: #979AB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#68654F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#939AAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#929EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 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 text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 16.1Silver · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0AD97
Analogous#97A6B0, #A097B0
Triadic#B0979A, #9AB097
Split complementary#B0A097, #A6B097
Tetradic#B097A7, #B0AD97, #97B0A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEEF2
Lighter +20%#D1D2DC
Lighter +10%#B4B6C6
Darker −10%#7A7E9A
Darker −20%#616580
Darker −30%#4B4E63
Darker −40%#353746
More saturated +25%#8089C7
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R151
G154
B176
Red151 (59.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue232.8°
Saturation (HSL)13.66%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9A · B B0

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