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Recognised as Colour

#979AFF

  • #979AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#979AFF is a blue with RGB values 151, 154, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#979AFF#979AFF
HEX#979AFF
RGBrgb(151, 154, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6039, 1
RGB percentages59.2%, 60.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.3, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK40.8%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,615
CSS custom property--colour: #979AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#686500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#71A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#77AEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFC97
Analogous#97CEFF, #C897FF
Triadic#FF979A, #9AFF97
Split complementary#FFC897, #CEFF97
Tetradic#FF97CE, #FFFC97, #97FFC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#CACCFF
Darker −10%#6468FF
Darker −20%#3137FF
Darker −30%#0007FD
Darker −40%#0006CA
More saturated +25%#979AFF
Less saturated −25%#A4A6F2

Channel breakdown

R151
G154
B255
Red151 (59.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9A · B FF

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