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Recognised as Colour

#989EAD

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

#989EAD is a blue with RGB values 152, 158, 173 and HSL 223°, 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

#989EAD#989EAD
HEX#989EAD
RGBrgb(152, 158, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6196, 0.6784
RGB percentages59.6%, 62%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(222.9, 11.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 12.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK12.1%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,002,093
CSS custom property--colour: #989EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#676152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#989DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#93A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.5Light slate grey · ΔE 10Slate grey · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Silver · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADA798
Analogous#98A8AD, #9C98AD
Triadic#AD989E, #9EAD98
Split complementary#AD9C98, #A9AD98
Tetradic#AD98A8, #ADA798, #98AD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEF1
Lighter +20%#D1D3DA
Lighter +10%#B4B9C4
Darker −10%#7C8396
Darker −20%#636A7C
Darker −30%#4C5260
Darker −40%#363A43
More saturated +25%#8194C4
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R152
G158
B173
Red152 (59.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)11.35%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9E · B AD

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