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Recognised as Colour

#9CA6C4

  • #9CA6C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CA6C4 is a blue with RGB values 156, 166, 196 and HSL 225°, 25%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CA6C4#9CA6C4
HEX#9CA6C4
RGBrgb(156, 166, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.651, 0.7686
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(225, 25.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 20.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK20.4%, 15.3%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,308
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA6C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#63593B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA8C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA5C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92ACB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Thistle · ΔE 17.3Silver · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4BA9C
Analogous#9CBAC4, #A69CC4
Triadic#C49CA6, #A6C49C
Split complementary#C4A69C, #BAC49C
Tetradic#C49CBA, #C4BA9C, #9CC4A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#DCDFEA
Lighter +10%#BCC3D7
Darker −10%#7C89B1
Darker −20%#5D6D9D
Darker −30%#4A577D
Darker −40%#37415D
More saturated +25%#889CD8
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R156
G166
B196
Red156 (61.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)25.32%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A6 · B C4

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