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Colour

#9AACCA

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

#9AACCA is a blue with RGB values 154, 172, 202 and HSL 217°, 31%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AACCA#9AACCA
HEX#9AACCA
RGBrgb(154, 172, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6745, 0.7922
RGB percentages60.4%, 67.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(217.5, 31.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 23.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK23.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,136,778
CSS custom property--colour: #9AACCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#655335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2ADCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA9C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB89A
Analogous#9AC4CA, #A09ACA
Triadic#CA9AAC, #ACCA9A
Split complementary#CAA09A, #C4CA9A
Tetradic#CA9AC4, #CAB89A, #9ACAA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DDE3ED
Lighter +10%#BBC7DC
Darker −10%#7991B8
Darker −20%#5775A7
Darker −30%#465E85
Darker −40%#344664
More saturated +25%#87A7DD
Less saturated −25%#ADB1B7

Channel breakdown

R154
G172
B202
Red154 (60.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)31.17%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G AC · B CA

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