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Recognised as Colour

#9894AB

  • #9894AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9894AB is a blue with RGB values 152, 148, 171 and HSL 250°, 12%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9894AB#9894AB
HEX#9894AB
RGBrgb(152, 148, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5804, 0.6706
RGB percentages59.6%, 58%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(250.4, 12%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 13.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK11.1%, 13.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,999,531
CSS custom property--colour: #9894AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#676B54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F97ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9096AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#95979Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Dark grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7AB94
Analogous#949CAB, #A394AB
Triadic#AB9894, #94AB98
Split complementary#ABA394, #9CAB94
Tetradic#AB949C, #A7AB94, #94ABA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEAEE
Lighter +20%#CFCDD8
Lighter +10%#B4B1C1
Darker −10%#7C7795
Darker −20%#645F7A
Darker −30%#4C495D
Darker −40%#353340
More saturated +25%#887CC3
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R152
G148
B171
Red152 (59.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue250.43°
Saturation (HSL)12.04%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 94 · B AB

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