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Recognised as Colour

#989BAD

  • #989BAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#989BAD is a blue with RGB values 152, 155, 173 and HSL 231°, 11%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#989BAD#989BAD
HEX#989BAD
RGBrgb(152, 155, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6078, 0.6784
RGB percentages59.6%, 60.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(231.4, 11.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 12.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK12.1%, 10.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,325
CSS custom property--colour: #989BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#676452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#959BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#949EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 11.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Gray · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADAA98
Analogous#98A5AD, #9F98AD
Triadic#AD989B, #9BAD98
Split complementary#AD9F98, #A5AD98
Tetradic#AD98A5, #ADAA98, #98AD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEF1
Lighter +20%#D1D2DA
Lighter +10%#B4B7C4
Darker −10%#7C7F96
Darker −20%#63667C
Darker −30%#4C4F60
Darker −40%#363843
More saturated +25%#818AC4
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R152
G155
B173
Red152 (59.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)11.35%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9B · B AD

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