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Recognised as Colour

#979CD8

  • #979CD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#979CD8 is a blue with RGB values 151, 156, 216 and HSL 235°, 45%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#979CD8#979CD8
HEX#979CD8
RGBrgb(151, 156, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6118, 0.8471
RGB percentages59.2%, 61.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(235.4, 45.5%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 30.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK30.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,936,088
CSS custom property--colour: #979CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#686327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA3DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#86A7B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Thistle · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8D397
Analogous#97BDD8, #B297D8
Triadic#D8979C, #9CD897
Split complementary#D8B297, #BDD897
Tetradic#D897BD, #D8D397, #97D8B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E3F4
Lighter +10%#BCBFE6
Darker −10%#7279CA
Darker −20%#4D55BC
Darker −30%#3A429C
Darker −40%#2C3277
More saturated +25%#858DEA
Less saturated −25%#A9ABC6

Channel breakdown

R151
G156
B216
Red151 (59.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue235.38°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9C · B D8

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