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Colour

#9CA0AE

  • #9CA0AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9CA0AE is a blue with RGB values 156, 160, 174 and HSL 227°, 10%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9CA0AE#9CA0AE
HEX#9CA0AE
RGBrgb(156, 160, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6275, 0.6824
RGB percentages61.2%, 62.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(226.7, 10%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 10.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK10.3%, 8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,264,750
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA0AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35266WCAG 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 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#635F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA1AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA0AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#98A2A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.5Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEAA9C
Analogous#9CA9AE, #A19CAE
Triadic#AE9CA0, #A0AE9C
Split complementary#AEA19C, #A9AE9C
Tetradic#AE9CA9, #AEAA9C, #9CAEA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F1F3
Lighter +20%#D4D6DC
Lighter +10%#B8BBC5
Darker −10%#808597
Darker −20%#676C7D
Darker −30%#505461
Darker −40%#393B45
More saturated +25%#8593C4
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R156
G160
B174
Red156 (61.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A0 · B AE

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