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Recognised as Colour

#989BC6

  • #989BC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#989BC6 is a blue with RGB values 152, 155, 198 and HSL 236°, 29%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#989BC6#989BC6
HEX#989BC6
RGBrgb(152, 155, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6078, 0.7765
RGB percentages59.6%, 60.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(236.1, 28.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 23.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK23.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,350
CSS custom property--colour: #989BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#676439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A0C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8DA3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Thistle · ΔE 20.6Dark grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6C398
Analogous#98B2C6, #AC98C6
Triadic#C6989B, #9BC698
Split complementary#C6AC98, #B2C698
Tetradic#C698B2, #C6C398, #98C6AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFD
Lighter +20%#DADBEA
Lighter +10%#B9BBD8
Darker −10%#777BB4
Darker −20%#585DA0
Darker −30%#464A7F
Darker −40%#34375E
More saturated +25%#848ADA
Less saturated −25%#ACACB2

Channel breakdown

R152
G155
B198
Red152 (59.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue236.09°
Saturation (HSL)28.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9B · B C6

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