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Recognised as Colour

#989CCE

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

#989CCE is a blue with RGB values 152, 156, 206 and HSL 236°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#989CCE#989CCE
HEX#989CCE
RGBrgb(152, 156, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6118, 0.8078
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(235.6, 35.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 26.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK26.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,614
CSS custom property--colour: #989CCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#676331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA1D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9ECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Thistle · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECA98
Analogous#98B7CE, #AF98CE
Triadic#CE989C, #9CCE98
Split complementary#CEAF98, #B7CE98
Tetradic#CE98B7, #CECA98, #98CEAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDEEF
Lighter +10%#BBBDDE
Darker −10%#757BBE
Darker −20%#535AAD
Darker −30%#42478B
Darker −40%#323668
More saturated +25%#858CE1
Less saturated −25%#ABACBB

Channel breakdown

R152
G156
B206
Red152 (59.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue235.56°
Saturation (HSL)35.53%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9C · B CE

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