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Colour

#9B9FAB

  • #9B9FAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9B9FAB is a blue with RGB values 155, 159, 171 and HSL 225°, 9%, 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

#9B9FAB#9B9FAB
HEX#9B9FAB
RGBrgb(155, 159, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6235, 0.6706
RGB percentages60.8%, 62.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(225, 8.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 9.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK9.4%, 7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,198,955
CSS custom property--colour: #9B9FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#646054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA0ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#98A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.7Light slate grey · ΔE 11Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Gray · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABA79B
Analogous#9BA7AB, #9F9BAB
Triadic#AB9B9F, #9FAB9B
Split complementary#AB9F9B, #A7AB9B
Tetradic#AB9BA7, #ABA79B, #9BAB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEFF1
Lighter +20%#D2D4DA
Lighter +10%#B7BAC2
Darker −10%#7F8494
Darker −20%#666B7A
Darker −30%#4F535E
Darker −40%#383A42
More saturated +25%#8493C2
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R155
G159
B171
Red155 (60.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)8.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 9F · B AB

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