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Colour

#9F9AC7

  • #9F9AC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9F9AC7 is a blue with RGB values 159, 154, 199 and HSL 247°, 29%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9F9AC7#9F9AC7
HEX#9F9AC7
RGBrgb(159, 154, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6039, 0.7804
RGB percentages62.4%, 60.4%, 78%
HSLhsl(246.7, 28.7%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 22.6%, 78%)
CMYK20.1%, 22.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,459,847
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9AC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#606538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA0C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9EC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97A1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2C79A
Analogous#9AABC7, #B69AC7
Triadic#C79F9A, #9AC79F
Split complementary#C7B69A, #ABC79A
Tetradic#C79AAB, #C2C79A, #9AC7B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#DDDCEB
Lighter +10%#BEBBD9
Darker −10%#8079B5
Darker −20%#625AA1
Darker −30%#4E4781
Darker −40%#3A3560
More saturated +25%#9086DB
Less saturated −25%#AEAEB3

Channel breakdown

R159
G154
B199
Red159 (62.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue246.67°
Saturation (HSL)28.66%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9A · B C7

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