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Colour

#9FA3B0

  • #9FA3B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9FA3B0 is a blue with RGB values 159, 163, 176 and HSL 226°, 10%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9FA3B0#9FA3B0
HEX#9FA3B0
RGBrgb(159, 163, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6392, 0.6902
RGB percentages62.4%, 63.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(225.9, 9.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 9.7%, 69%)
CMYK9.7%, 7.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,128
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA3B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#605C4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A4B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA3B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA5A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.6Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Silver · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0AC9F
Analogous#9FABB0, #A49FB0
Triadic#B09FA3, #A3B09F
Split complementary#B0A49F, #ABB09F
Tetradic#B09FAB, #B0AC9F, #9FB0A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F3F5
Lighter +20%#D7D9DE
Lighter +10%#BBBEC7
Darker −10%#838899
Darker −20%#696F80
Darker −30%#525664
Darker −40%#3B3E48
More saturated +25%#8997C6
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R159
G163
B176
Red159 (62.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)9.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A3 · B B0

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