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Recognised as Colour

#989FBF

  • #989FBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#989FBF is a blue with RGB values 152, 159, 191 and HSL 229°, 23%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#989FBF#989FBF
HEX#989FBF
RGBrgb(152, 159, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6235, 0.749
RGB percentages59.6%, 62.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(229.2, 23.4%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 20.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK20.4%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,002,367
CSS custom property--colour: #989FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#676040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A2C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#949FBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FA5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 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 text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 18.5Silver · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB898
Analogous#98B3BF, #A598BF
Triadic#BF989F, #9FBF98
Split complementary#BFA598, #B3BF98
Tetradic#BF98B3, #BFB898, #98BFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FA
Lighter +20%#D7DAE6
Lighter +10%#B7BCD3
Darker −10%#7982AB
Darker −20%#5C6695
Darker −30%#495175
Darker −40%#353B56
More saturated +25%#8392D4
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R152
G159
B191
Red152 (59.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue229.23°
Saturation (HSL)23.35%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9F · B BF

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