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Recognised as Colour

#9D98AE

  • #9D98AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9D98AE is a blue with RGB values 157, 152, 174 and HSL 254°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9D98AE#9D98AE
HEX#9D98AE
RGBrgb(157, 152, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5961, 0.6824
RGB percentages61.6%, 59.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(253.6, 12%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.6, 12.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK9.8%, 12.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,328,238
CSS custom property--colour: #9D98AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#626751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949BAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#949BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#9A9B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Gray · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9AE98
Analogous#989EAE, #A898AE
Triadic#AE9D98, #98AE9D
Split complementary#AEA898, #9EAE98
Tetradic#AE989E, #A9AE98, #98AEA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEEF1
Lighter +20%#D3D1DB
Lighter +10%#B8B5C4
Darker −10%#827B98
Darker −20%#69637D
Darker −30%#514C61
Darker −40%#393644
More saturated +25%#9081C5
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R157
G152
B174
Red157 (61.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue253.64°
Saturation (HSL)11.96%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 98 · B AE

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