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Colour

#9C9FA9

  • #9C9FA9
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9C9FA9 is a grey with RGB values 156, 159, 169 and HSL 226°, 7%, 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

#9C9FA9#9C9FA9
HEX#9C9FA9
RGBrgb(156, 159, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6235, 0.6627
RGB percentages61.2%, 62.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(226.2, 7%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 7.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK7.7%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,264,489
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#636056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA0AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#99A1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.7Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5Gray · ΔE 13.2Silver · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9A69C
Analogous#9CA6A9, #A09CA9
Triadic#A99C9F, #9FA99C
Split complementary#A9A09C, #A5A99C
Tetradic#A99CA5, #A9A69C, #9CA9A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEEF0
Lighter +20%#D3D4D8
Lighter +10%#B7B9C1
Darker −10%#818591
Darker −20%#686B77
Darker −30%#50535C
Darker −40%#383A41
More saturated +25%#8593C0
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R156
G159
B169
Red156 (61.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)7.03%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9F · B A9

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