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Recognised as Colour

#9CA6C8

  • #9CA6C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CA6C8 is a blue with RGB values 156, 166, 200 and HSL 226°, 29%, 70%. 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

#9CA6C8#9CA6C8
HEX#9CA6C8
RGBrgb(156, 166, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.651, 0.7843
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(226.4, 28.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 22%, 78.4%)
CMYK22%, 17%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,312
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA6C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#635937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA9CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A5C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#91ACB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8BE9C
Analogous#9CBCC8, #A89CC8
Triadic#C89CA6, #A6C89C
Split complementary#C8A89C, #BCC89C
Tetradic#C89CBC, #C8BE9C, #9CC8A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DEE1EC
Lighter +10%#BDC3DA
Darker −10%#7B89B6
Darker −20%#5B6BA3
Darker −30%#495682
Darker −40%#364062
More saturated +25%#899BDB
Less saturated −25%#AFB1B5

Channel breakdown

R156
G166
B200
Red156 (61.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue226.36°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A6 · B C8

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