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Recognised as Colour

#979EFD

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

#979EFD is a blue with RGB values 151, 158, 253 and HSL 236°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#979EFD#979EFD
HEX#979EFD
RGBrgb(151, 158, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6196, 0.9922
RGB percentages59.2%, 62%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(235.9, 96.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 40.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK40.3%, 37.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,936,637
CSS custom property--colour: #979EFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#686102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#78B1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Plum · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF697
Analogous#97D1FD, #C397FD
Triadic#FD979E, #9EFD97
Split complementary#FDC397, #D1FD97
Tetradic#FD97D1, #FDF697, #97FDC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFF
Lighter +10%#C9CDFE
Darker −10%#656FFC
Darker −20%#3341FB
Darker −30%#0515F6
Darker −40%#0411C4
More saturated +25%#959CFF
Less saturated −25%#A4A9F0

Channel breakdown

R151
G158
B253
Red151 (59.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue235.88°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9E · B FD

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