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Colour

#989DCC

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

#989DCC is a blue with RGB values 152, 157, 204 and HSL 234°, 34%, 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

#989DCC#989DCC
HEX#989DCC
RGBrgb(152, 157, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6157, 0.8
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(234.2, 33.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 25.5%, 80%)
CMYK25.5%, 23%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,868
CSS custom property--colour: #989DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#676233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A2CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC798
Analogous#98B7CC, #AD98CC
Triadic#CC989D, #9DCC98
Split complementary#CCAD98, #B7CC98
Tetradic#CC98B7, #CCC798, #98CCAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DCDEEE
Lighter +10%#BABDDD
Darker −10%#767DBB
Darker −20%#545CAA
Darker −30%#434A88
Darker −40%#323766
More saturated +25%#858DDF
Less saturated −25%#ABADB9

Channel breakdown

R152
G157
B204
Red152 (59.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue234.23°
Saturation (HSL)33.77%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9D · B CC

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