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Recognised as Colour

#9F9FC6

  • #9F9FC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9F9FC6 is a blue with RGB values 159, 159, 198 and HSL 240°, 25%, 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

#9F9FC6#9F9FC6
HEX#9F9FC6
RGBrgb(159, 159, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6235, 0.7765
RGB percentages62.4%, 62.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(240, 25.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 19.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK19.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,126
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9FC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#606039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A3C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#97A6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 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 text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Thistle · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6C69F
Analogous#9FB3C6, #B39FC6
Triadic#C69F9F, #9FC69F
Split complementary#C6B39F, #B3C69F
Tetradic#C69FB3, #C6C69F, #9FC6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDFEC
Lighter +10%#BFBFD9
Darker −10%#7F7FB3
Darker −20%#5F5FA0
Darker −30%#4C4C80
Darker −40%#393960
More saturated +25%#8C8CD9
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B3

Channel breakdown

R159
G159
B198
Red159 (62.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)25.49%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9F · B C6

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