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Recognised as Colour

#979BB7

  • #979BB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#979BB7 is a blue with RGB values 151, 155, 183 and HSL 233°, 18%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#979BB7#979BB7
HEX#979BB7
RGBrgb(151, 155, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6078, 0.7176
RGB percentages59.2%, 60.8%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(232.5, 18.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 17.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK17.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,799
CSS custom property--colour: #979BB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#686448

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949EB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#929BB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90A0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7B397
Analogous#97ABB7, #A397B7
Triadic#B7979B, #9BB797
Split complementary#B7A397, #ABB797
Tetradic#B797AB, #B7B397, #97B7A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F2F6
Lighter +20%#D3D5E1
Lighter +10%#B5B8CC
Darker −10%#797EA2
Darker −20%#5F6489
Darker −30%#4A4E6B
Darker −40%#35384D
More saturated +25%#818ACD
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R151
G155
B183
Red151 (59.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9B · B B7

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