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Colour

#989DCD

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

#989DCD is a blue with RGB values 152, 157, 205 and HSL 234°, 35%, 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

#989DCD#989DCD
HEX#989DCD
RGBrgb(152, 157, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6157, 0.8039
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(234.3, 34.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 25.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK25.9%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,869
CSS custom property--colour: #989DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#676232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Thistle · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC898
Analogous#98B7CD, #AD98CD
Triadic#CD989D, #9DCD98
Split complementary#CDAD98, #B7CD98
Tetradic#CD98B7, #CDC898, #98CDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDEEE
Lighter +10%#BABEDE
Darker −10%#767CBC
Darker −20%#535CAC
Darker −30%#434989
Darker −40%#323767
More saturated +25%#858DE0
Less saturated −25%#ABADBA

Channel breakdown

R152
G157
B205
Red152 (59.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue234.34°
Saturation (HSL)34.64%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9D · B CD

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