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Colour

#9CABCE

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

#9CABCE is a blue with RGB values 156, 171, 206 and HSL 222°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CABCE#9CABCE
HEX#9CABCE
RGBrgb(156, 171, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6706, 0.8078
RGB percentages61.2%, 67.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(222, 33.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 24.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK24.3%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,267,598
CSS custom property--colour: #9CABCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#635431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ADD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA9CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8FB2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBF9C
Analogous#9CC4CE, #A69CCE
Triadic#CE9CAB, #ABCE9C
Split complementary#CEA69C, #C4CE9C
Tetradic#CE9CC4, #CEBF9C, #9CCEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E5F0
Lighter +10%#BEC8DF
Darker −10%#7A8EBD
Darker −20%#5871AC
Darker −30%#455A8C
Darker −40%#34446A
More saturated +25%#8AA4E1
Less saturated −25%#AFB2BC

Channel breakdown

R156
G171
B206
Red156 (61.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)33.78%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AB · B CE

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