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Colour

#999EAC

  • #999EAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#999EAC is a blue with RGB values 153, 158, 172 and HSL 224°, 10%, 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

#999EAC#999EAC
HEX#999EAC
RGBrgb(153, 158, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6196, 0.6745
RGB percentages60%, 62%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(224.2, 10.3%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 11%, 67.5%)
CMYK11%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,067,628
CSS custom property--colour: #999EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#666153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9FADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#95A1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 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 text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 10.3Slate grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA799
Analogous#99A7AC, #9D99AC
Triadic#AC999E, #9EAC99
Split complementary#AC9D99, #A7AC99
Tetradic#AC99A7, #ACA799, #99AC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEF1
Lighter +20%#D1D3DA
Lighter +10%#B5B9C3
Darker −10%#7D8395
Darker −20%#646A7B
Darker −30%#4D525F
Darker −40%#363A43
More saturated +25%#8293C3
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R153
G158
B172
Red153 (60%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)10.27%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9E · B AC

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