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Recognised as Colour

#9897BD

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

#9897BD is a blue with RGB values 152, 151, 189 and HSL 242°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9897BD#9897BD
HEX#9897BD
RGBrgb(152, 151, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5922, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.6%, 59.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(241.6, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK19.6%, 20.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,317
CSS custom property--colour: #9897BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#676842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D99BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#909DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBD97
Analogous#97A9BD, #AB97BD
Triadic#BD9897, #97BD98
Split complementary#BDAB97, #A9BD97
Tetradic#BD97A9, #BCBD97, #97BDAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5F8
Lighter +20%#D6D5E5
Lighter +10%#B7B6D1
Darker −10%#7978A9
Darker −20%#5E5C92
Darker −30%#4A4972
Darker −40%#363553
More saturated +25%#8482D2
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R152
G151
B189
Red152 (59.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue241.58°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 97 · B BD

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