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Recognised as Colour

#9898B2

  • #9898B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9898B2 is a blue with RGB values 152, 152, 178 and HSL 240°, 14%, 65%. 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

#9898B2#9898B2
HEX#9898B2
RGBrgb(152, 152, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5961, 0.698
RGB percentages59.6%, 59.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(240, 14.4%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 14.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK14.6%, 14.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,562
CSS custom property--colour: #9898B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#67674D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929BB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9199B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#939CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2B298
Analogous#98A5B2, #A598B2
Triadic#B29898, #98B298
Split complementary#B2A598, #A5B298
Tetradic#B298A5, #B2B298, #98B2A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F0F3
Lighter +20%#D2D2DE
Lighter +10%#B5B5C8
Darker −10%#7B7B9C
Darker −20%#626282
Darker −30%#4C4C65
Darker −40%#363648
More saturated +25%#8282C9
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R152
G152
B178
Red152 (59.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)14.44%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 98 · B B2

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