Colour

#979CCE

#979CCE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#979CCE is a blue with RGB values 151, 156, 206 and HSL 235°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#979CCE

RGBrgb(151, 156, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6118, 0.8078

RGB percentages59.2%, 61.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(234.5, 35.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 26.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK26.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,936,078

CSS custom property--colour: #979CCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#686331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA1D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B9DCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8AA5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Thistle · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEC997

Analogous#97B8CE, #AD97CE

Triadic#CE979C, #9CCE97

Split complementary#CEAD97, #B8CE97

Tetradic#CE97B8, #CEC997, #97CEAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DCDEEF

Lighter +10%#BABDDE

Darker −10%#747BBE

Darker −20%#525AAD

Darker −30%#41488B

Darker −40%#313668

More saturated +25%#848CE1

Less saturated −25%#AAACBB

Channel breakdown

R151

G156

B206

Red151 (59.2%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue234.55°

Saturation (HSL)35.95%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 9C · B CE

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Colour values

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