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Recognised as Colour

#989EA8

  • #989EA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#989EA8 is a blue with RGB values 152, 158, 168 and HSL 217°, 8%, 63%. 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

#989EA8#989EA8
HEX#989EA8
RGBrgb(152, 158, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6196, 0.6588
RGB percentages59.6%, 62%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(217.5, 8.4%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 9.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK9.5%, 6%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,002,088
CSS custom property--colour: #989EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#676157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9EA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#94A0A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.3Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6Gray · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8A298
Analogous#98A6A8, #9A98A8
Triadic#A8989E, #9EA898
Split complementary#A89A98, #A6A898
Tetradic#A898A6, #A8A298, #98A89A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBECEE
Lighter +20%#CFD2D7
Lighter +10%#B4B8BF
Darker −10%#7C8491
Darker −20%#646B76
Darker −30%#4C525B
Darker −40%#35393F
More saturated +25%#8098C0
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R152
G158
B168
Red152 (59.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)8.42%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9E · B A8

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