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Colour

#9F9FC4

  • #9F9FC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9F9FC4 is a blue with RGB values 159, 159, 196 and HSL 240°, 24%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9F9FC4#9F9FC4
HEX#9F9FC4
RGBrgb(159, 159, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6235, 0.7686
RGB percentages62.4%, 62.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(240, 23.9%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK18.9%, 18.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,124
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#60603B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A3C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A1C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97A5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4C49F
Analogous#9FB2C4, #B29FC4
Triadic#C49F9F, #9FC49F
Split complementary#C4B29F, #B2C49F
Tetradic#C49FB2, #C4C49F, #9FC4B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DEDEEB
Lighter +10%#BFBFD7
Darker −10%#7F7FB1
Darker −20%#60609D
Darker −30%#4D4D7D
Darker −40%#39395E
More saturated +25%#8C8CD7
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R159
G159
B196
Red159 (62.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)23.87%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9F · B C4

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