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Recognised as Colour

#989ECE

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

#989ECE is a blue with RGB values 152, 158, 206 and HSL 233°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#989ECE#989ECE
HEX#989ECE
RGBrgb(152, 158, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6196, 0.8078
RGB percentages59.6%, 62%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(233.3, 35.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 26.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK26.2%, 23.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,002,126
CSS custom property--colour: #989ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#676131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A3D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA7AEno 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 text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Thistle · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC898
Analogous#98B9CE, #AD98CE
Triadic#CE989E, #9ECE98
Split complementary#CEAD98, #B9CE98
Tetradic#CE98B9, #CEC898, #98CEAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDFEF
Lighter +10%#BBBFDE
Darker −10%#757DBE
Darker −20%#535DAD
Darker −30%#424A8B
Darker −40%#323868
More saturated +25%#858FE1
Less saturated −25%#ABADBB

Channel breakdown

R152
G158
B206
Red152 (59.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)35.53%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9E · B CE

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