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Recognised as Colour

#979FCD

  • #979FCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#979FCD is a blue with RGB values 151, 159, 205 and HSL 231°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#979FCD#979FCD
HEX#979FCD
RGBrgb(151, 159, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6235, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.2%, 62.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(231.1, 35.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 26.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,936,845
CSS custom property--colour: #979FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#686032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Thistle · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC597
Analogous#97BACD, #AA97CD
Triadic#CD979F, #9FCD97
Split complementary#CDAA97, #BACD97
Tetradic#CD97BA, #CDC597, #97CDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DCDFEE
Lighter +10%#B9BFDE
Darker −10%#757FBC
Darker −20%#5260AC
Darker −30%#424C89
Darker −40%#313967
More saturated +25%#8491E0
Less saturated −25%#AAADBA

Channel breakdown

R151
G159
B205
Red151 (59.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue231.11°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9F · B CD

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