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Recognised as Colour

#989CCF

  • #989CCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#989CCF is a blue with RGB values 152, 156, 207 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 Steel blue.

Colour values

#989CCF#989CCF
HEX#989CCF
RGBrgb(152, 156, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6118, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(235.6, 36.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 26.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK26.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,615
CSS custom property--colour: #989CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#676330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA5AEno 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 text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Thistle · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCB98
Analogous#98B7CF, #AF98CF
Triadic#CF989C, #9CCF98
Split complementary#CFAF98, #B8CF98
Tetradic#CF98B8, #CFCB98, #98CFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEDFEF
Lighter +10%#BBBDDF
Darker −10%#757BBF
Darker −20%#5259AF
Darker −30%#41478D
Darker −40%#31356A
More saturated +25%#858CE2
Less saturated −25%#ABACBC

Channel breakdown

R152
G156
B207
Red152 (59.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue235.64°
Saturation (HSL)36.42%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9C · B CF

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