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Recognised as Colour

#9CACCA

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

#9CACCA is a blue with RGB values 156, 172, 202 and HSL 219°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CACCA#9CACCA
HEX#9CACCA
RGBrgb(156, 172, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6745, 0.7922
RGB percentages61.2%, 67.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(219.1, 30.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 22.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK22.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,267,850
CSS custom property--colour: #9CACCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#635335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA9C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#90B2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Dark grey · ΔE 17.2Thistle · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABA9C
Analogous#9CC3CA, #A39CCA
Triadic#CA9CAC, #ACCA9C
Split complementary#CAA39C, #C3CA9C
Tetradic#CA9CC3, #CABA9C, #9CCAA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE4EE
Lighter +10%#BDC8DC
Darker −10%#7B90B8
Darker −20%#5A74A6
Darker −30%#475D86
Darker −40%#364664
More saturated +25%#89A6DD
Less saturated −25%#AFB2B7

Channel breakdown

R156
G172
B202
Red156 (61.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)30.26%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AC · B CA

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