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Colour

#979FBF

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

#979FBF is a blue with RGB values 151, 159, 191 and HSL 228°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#979FBF#979FBF
HEX#979FBF
RGBrgb(151, 159, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6235, 0.749
RGB percentages59.2%, 62.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(228, 23.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 20.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK20.9%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,936,831
CSS custom property--colour: #979FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#686040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A2C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#939FBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 16Dark grey · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 18.8Silver · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB797
Analogous#97B3BF, #A397BF
Triadic#BF979F, #9FBF97
Split complementary#BFA397, #B3BF97
Tetradic#BF97B3, #BFB797, #97BFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6F9
Lighter +20%#D6D9E6
Lighter +10%#B7BCD2
Darker −10%#7782AC
Darker −20%#5B6795
Darker −30%#485175
Darker −40%#353B55
More saturated +25%#8292D4
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R151
G159
B191
Red151 (59.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9F · B BF

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