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Recognised as Colour

#9F9FCD

  • #9F9FCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9F9FCD is a blue with RGB values 159, 159, 205 and HSL 240°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9F9FCD#9F9FCD
HEX#9F9FCD
RGBrgb(159, 159, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6235, 0.8039
RGB percentages62.4%, 62.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240, 31.5%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 22.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK22.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,133
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#606032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A4CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#95A7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Plum · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCD9F
Analogous#9FB6CD, #B69FCD
Triadic#CD9F9F, #9FCD9F
Split complementary#CDB69F, #B6CD9F
Tetradic#CD9FB6, #CDCD9F, #9FCDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E2F0
Lighter +10%#C1C1DE
Darker −10%#7D7DBC
Darker −20%#5C5CAA
Darker −30%#48488B
Darker −40%#373769
More saturated +25%#8D8DDF
Less saturated −25%#B1B1BB

Channel breakdown

R159
G159
B205
Red159 (62.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)31.51%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9F · B CD

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