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Colour

#9F97BF

  • #9F97BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9F97BF is a blue with RGB values 159, 151, 191 and HSL 252°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9F97BF#9F97BF
HEX#9F97BF
RGBrgb(159, 151, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5922, 0.749
RGB percentages62.4%, 59.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(252, 23.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 20.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,459,071
CSS custom property--colour: #9F97BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#606840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9BBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#999DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 18.9Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dark grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7BF97
Analogous#97A3BF, #B397BF
Triadic#BF9F97, #97BF9F
Split complementary#BFB397, #A3BF97
Tetradic#BF97A3, #B7BF97, #97BFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6F9
Lighter +20%#D9D6E6
Lighter +10%#BCB7D2
Darker −10%#8277AC
Darker −20%#675B95
Darker −30%#514875
Darker −40%#3B3555
More saturated +25%#9282D4
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R159
G151
B191
Red159 (62.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 97 · B BF

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