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Recognised as Colour

#9CA8B0

  • #9CA8B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9CA8B0 is a blue with RGB values 156, 168, 176 and HSL 204°, 11%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9CA8B0#9CA8B0
HEX#9CA8B0
RGBrgb(156, 168, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6588, 0.6902
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(204, 11.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 11.4%, 69%)
CMYK11.4%, 4.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,800
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA8B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#63574F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A8B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A5B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#97AAAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.2Silver · ΔE 11.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Gray · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A49C
Analogous#9CB0AE, #9C9EB0
Triadic#B09CA8, #A8B09C
Split complementary#B09C9E, #B0AE9C
Tetradic#AE9CB0, #B0A49C, #9EB09C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3F4
Lighter +20%#D5DADD
Lighter +10%#B8C1C7
Darker −10%#808F99
Darker −20%#667680
Darker −30%#4F5C64
Darker −40%#394147
More saturated +25%#86ACC6
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R156
G168
B176
Red156 (61.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)11.24%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A8 · B B0

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