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Recognised as Colour

#9897B0

  • #9897B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9897B0 is a blue with RGB values 152, 151, 176 and HSL 242°, 14%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9897B0#9897B0
HEX#9897B0
RGBrgb(152, 151, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5922, 0.6902
RGB percentages59.6%, 59.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(242.4, 13.7%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 14.2%, 69%)
CMYK13.6%, 14.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,304
CSS custom property--colour: #9897B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#67684F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9199AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#939B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.2Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Gray · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB097
Analogous#97A3B0, #A497B0
Triadic#B09897, #97B098
Split complementary#B0A497, #A3B097
Tetradic#B097A2, #AFB097, #97B0A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEEF2
Lighter +20%#D1D1DC
Lighter +10%#B5B4C6
Darker −10%#7B7A9A
Darker −20%#626180
Darker −30%#4C4B63
Darker −40%#363546
More saturated +25%#8380C7
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R152
G151
B176
Red152 (59.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue242.4°
Saturation (HSL)13.66%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 97 · B B0

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