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Recognised as Colour

#9CA4B3

  • #9CA4B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9CA4B3 is a blue with RGB values 156, 164, 179 and HSL 219°, 13%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9CA4B3#9CA4B3
HEX#9CA4B3
RGBrgb(156, 164, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6431, 0.702
RGB percentages61.2%, 64.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(219.1, 13.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 12.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK12.8%, 8.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,265,779
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA4B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#635B4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA5B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA3B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#97A7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)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#B3AB9C
Analogous#9CAFB3, #A09CB3
Triadic#B39CA4, #A4B39C
Split complementary#B3A09C, #B0B39C
Tetradic#B39CAF, #B3AB9C, #9CB3A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4F5
Lighter +20%#D6D9DF
Lighter +10%#B9BFC9
Darker −10%#7F899D
Darker −20%#657084
Darker −30%#4F5767
Darker −40%#393F4A
More saturated +25%#869DC9
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R156
G164
B179
Red156 (61.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)13.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A4 · B B3

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