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Colour

#9AA7CC

  • #9AA7CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AA7CC is a blue with RGB values 154, 167, 204 and HSL 224°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AA7CC#9AA7CC
HEX#9AA7CC
RGBrgb(154, 167, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6549, 0.8
RGB percentages60.4%, 65.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(224.4, 32.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 24.5%, 80%)
CMYK24.5%, 18.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,135,500
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA7CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#655833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8DAEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBF9A
Analogous#9AC0CC, #A69ACC
Triadic#CC9AA7, #A7CC9A
Split complementary#CCA69A, #C0CC9A
Tetradic#CC9AC0, #CCBF9A, #9ACCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE2EE
Lighter +10%#BCC5DD
Darker −10%#7889BB
Darker −20%#566CAA
Darker −30%#455688
Darker −40%#344166
More saturated +25%#879EDF
Less saturated −25%#ADB0B9

Channel breakdown

R154
G167
B204
Red154 (60.4%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue224.4°
Saturation (HSL)32.89%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A7 · B CC

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