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Recognised as Colour

#9CA6CC

  • #9CA6CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CA6CC is a blue with RGB values 156, 166, 204 and HSL 228°, 32%, 71%. 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

#9CA6CC#9CA6CC
HEX#9CA6CC
RGBrgb(156, 166, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.651, 0.8
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(227.5, 32%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 23.5%, 80%)
CMYK23.5%, 18.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,316
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA6CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#635933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A5CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#90ADB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Thistle · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC29C
Analogous#9CBECC, #AA9CCC
Triadic#CC9CA6, #A6CC9C
Split complementary#CCAA9C, #BECC9C
Tetradic#CC9CBE, #CCC29C, #9CCCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE3EF
Lighter +10%#BEC4DD
Darker −10%#7A88BB
Darker −20%#5969A9
Darker −30%#465489
Darker −40%#353F67
More saturated +25%#899BDF
Less saturated −25%#AFB1B9

Channel breakdown

R156
G166
B204
Red156 (61.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue227.5°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A6 · B CC

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