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Recognised as Colour

#9FA6B0

  • #9FA6B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9FA6B0 is a blue with RGB values 159, 166, 176 and HSL 215°, 10%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9FA6B0#9FA6B0
HEX#9FA6B0
RGBrgb(159, 166, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.651, 0.6902
RGB percentages62.4%, 65.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(215.3, 9.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 9.7%, 69%)
CMYK9.7%, 5.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,896
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA6B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#60594F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A6B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A5B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.2Silver · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A99F
Analogous#9FAFB0, #A19FB0
Triadic#B09FA6, #A6B09F
Split complementary#B0A19F, #AFB09F
Tetradic#B09FAF, #B0A99F, #9FB0A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4F5
Lighter +20%#D7DADE
Lighter +10%#BBC0C7
Darker −10%#838C99
Darker −20%#697380
Darker −30%#525964
Darker −40%#3B4048
More saturated +25%#89A2C6
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R159
G166
B176
Red159 (62.4%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)9.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A6 · B B0

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