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Recognised as Colour

#979FC1

  • #979FC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#979FC1 is a blue with RGB values 151, 159, 193 and HSL 229°, 25%, 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

#979FC1#979FC1
HEX#979FC1
RGBrgb(151, 159, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6235, 0.7569
RGB percentages59.2%, 62.4%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(228.6, 25.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 21.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK21.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,936,833
CSS custom property--colour: #979FC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#68603E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A2C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#939FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8DA5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Thistle · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1B997
Analogous#97B4C1, #A497C1
Triadic#C1979F, #9FC197
Split complementary#C1A497, #B4C197
Tetradic#C197B4, #C1B997, #97C1A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7FA
Lighter +20%#D7DAE7
Lighter +10%#B7BCD4
Darker −10%#7782AE
Darker −20%#5A6698
Darker −30%#475178
Darker −40%#343B58
More saturated +25%#8292D6
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R151
G159
B193
Red151 (59.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue228.57°
Saturation (HSL)25.3%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9F · B C1

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