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Recognised as Colour

#9C9EB7

  • #9C9EB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9C9EB7 is a blue with RGB values 156, 158, 183 and HSL 236°, 16%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9C9EB7#9C9EB7
HEX#9C9EB7
RGBrgb(156, 158, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6196, 0.7176
RGB percentages61.2%, 62%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(235.6, 15.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 14.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK14.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,264,247
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9EB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#636148

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A0B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#979FB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#96A2A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.3Slate grey · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 17.3Silver · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7B59C
Analogous#9CACB7, #A89CB7
Triadic#B79C9E, #9EB79C
Split complementary#B7A89C, #ACB79C
Tetradic#B79CAC, #B7B59C, #9CB7A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5F7
Lighter +20%#D7D8E2
Lighter +10%#BABBCC
Darker −10%#7E81A2
Darker −20%#646789
Darker −30%#4E506C
Darker −40%#393A4E
More saturated +25%#878CCC
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R156
G158
B183
Red156 (61.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue235.56°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9E · B B7

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