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Recognised as Colour

#9897CE

  • #9897CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#9897CE is a blue with RGB values 152, 151, 206 and HSL 241°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#9897CE#9897CE
HEX#9897CE
RGBrgb(152, 151, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5922, 0.8078
RGB percentages59.6%, 59.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(241.1, 35.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 26.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK26.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,334
CSS custom property--colour: #9897CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#676831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Plum · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24Thistle · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCE97
Analogous#97B1CE, #B397CE
Triadic#CE9897, #97CE98
Split complementary#CEB497, #B1CE97
Tetradic#CE97B1, #CDCE97, #97CEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDCEF
Lighter +10%#BABADE
Darker −10%#7674BE
Darker −20%#5352AD
Darker −30%#43418B
Darker −40%#323168
More saturated +25%#8684E1
Less saturated −25%#AAAABB

Channel breakdown

R152
G151
B206
Red152 (59.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue241.09°
Saturation (HSL)35.95%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 97 · B CE

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