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Recognised as Colour

#979BA8

  • #979BA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#979BA8 is a blue with RGB values 151, 155, 168 and HSL 226°, 9%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#979BA8#979BA8
HEX#979BA8
RGBrgb(151, 155, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6078, 0.6588
RGB percentages59.2%, 60.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(225.9, 8.9%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 10.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK10.1%, 7.7%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,784
CSS custom property--colour: #979BA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#686457

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989CA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#969BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#939D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9Light slate grey · ΔE 9.6Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Gray · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8A497
Analogous#97A3A8, #9C97A8
Triadic#A8979B, #9BA897
Split complementary#A89C97, #A3A897
Tetradic#A897A3, #A8A497, #97A89C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEBEE
Lighter +20%#CFD0D6
Lighter +10%#B3B6BF
Darker −10%#7B8091
Darker −20%#636776
Darker −30%#4C4F5A
Darker −40%#34373F
More saturated +25%#7F8EC0
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R151
G155
B168
Red151 (59.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)8.9%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9B · B A8

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