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Recognised as Colour

#9CACC8

  • #9CACC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CACC8 is a blue with RGB values 156, 172, 200 and HSL 218°, 29%, 70%. 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

#9CACC8#9CACC8
HEX#9CACC8
RGBrgb(156, 172, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6745, 0.7843
RGB percentages61.2%, 67.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(218.2, 28.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 22%, 78.4%)
CMYK22%, 14%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,267,848
CSS custom property--colour: #9CACC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#635337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ADC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA9C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#91B2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 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 text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2Dark grey · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 17.6Silver · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B89C
Analogous#9CC2C8, #A29CC8
Triadic#C89CAC, #ACC89C
Split complementary#C8A29C, #C2C89C
Tetradic#C89CC2, #C8B89C, #9CC8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DEE3EC
Lighter +10%#BDC7DA
Darker −10%#7B91B6
Darker −20%#5B75A3
Darker −30%#495E82
Darker −40%#364662
More saturated +25%#89A7DB
Less saturated −25%#AFB1B5

Channel breakdown

R156
G172
B200
Red156 (61.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AC · B C8

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