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Colour

#979DAC

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

#979DAC is a blue with RGB values 151, 157, 172 and HSL 223°, 11%, 63%. 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

#979DAC#979DAC
HEX#979DAC
RGBrgb(151, 157, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6157, 0.6745
RGB percentages59.2%, 61.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(222.9, 11.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 12.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,936,300
CSS custom property--colour: #979DAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#686253

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#979CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#92A0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Dark grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Gray · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA697
Analogous#97A7AC, #9B97AC
Triadic#AC979D, #9DAC97
Split complementary#AC9B97, #A8AC97
Tetradic#AC97A7, #ACA697, #97AC9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEDF0
Lighter +20%#D0D2D9
Lighter +10%#B3B8C3
Darker −10%#7B8295
Darker −20%#62697B
Darker −30%#4B515F
Darker −40%#353942
More saturated +25%#8093C3
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R151
G157
B172
Red151 (59.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)11.23%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9D · B AC

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