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Recognised as Colour

#9CAAC5

  • #9CAAC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CAAC5 is a blue with RGB values 156, 170, 197 and HSL 220°, 26%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CAAC5#9CAAC5
HEX#9CAAC5
RGBrgb(156, 170, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6667, 0.7725
RGB percentages61.2%, 66.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(219.5, 26.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 20.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK20.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,267,333
CSS custom property--colour: #9CAAC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#63553A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2ABC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA8C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92AFB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B79C
Analogous#9CBFC5, #A39CC5
Triadic#C59CAA, #AAC59C
Split complementary#C5A39C, #BEC59C
Tetradic#C59CBF, #C5B79C, #9CC5A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#DCE1EB
Lighter +10%#BCC6D8
Darker −10%#7C8EB2
Darker −20%#5D739E
Darker −30%#4A5C7E
Darker −40%#37445E
More saturated +25%#88A4D9
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B1

Channel breakdown

R156
G170
B197
Red156 (61.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue219.51°
Saturation (HSL)26.11%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AA · B C5

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