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Recognised as Colour

#9A9FAC

  • #9A9FAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9A9FAC is a blue with RGB values 154, 159, 172 and HSL 223°, 10%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9A9FAC#9A9FAC
HEX#9A9FAC
RGBrgb(154, 159, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6235, 0.6745
RGB percentages60.4%, 62.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(223.3, 9.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 10.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK10.5%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,133,420
CSS custom property--colour: #9A9FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#656053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA0ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#96A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.3Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7Slate grey · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA79A
Analogous#9AA8AC, #9E9AAC
Triadic#AC9A9F, #9FAC9A
Split complementary#AC9E9A, #A8AC9A
Tetradic#AC9AA8, #ACA79A, #9AAC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEFF1
Lighter +20%#D2D4DA
Lighter +10%#B6BAC3
Darker −10%#7E8495
Darker −20%#656B7B
Darker −30%#4E535F
Darker −40%#373A43
More saturated +25%#8395C3
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R154
G159
B172
Red154 (60.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.78%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 9F · B AC

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