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Colour

#989DAC

  • #989DAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#989DAC is a blue with RGB values 152, 157, 172 and HSL 225°, 11%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#989DAC#989DAC
HEX#989DAC
RGBrgb(152, 157, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6157, 0.6745
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(225, 10.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 11.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK11.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,836
CSS custom property--colour: #989DAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#676253

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#979CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#94A0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Gray · ΔE 14.1Silver · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA798
Analogous#98A7AC, #9D98AC
Triadic#AC989D, #9DAC98
Split complementary#AC9D98, #A7AC98
Tetradic#AC98A7, #ACA798, #98AC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEF0
Lighter +20%#D0D3DA
Lighter +10%#B4B8C3
Darker −10%#7C8295
Darker −20%#63697B
Darker −30%#4C515F
Darker −40%#363942
More saturated +25%#8191C3
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R152
G157
B172
Red152 (59.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)10.75%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9D · B AC

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