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Recognised as Colour

#9FA6BC

  • #9FA6BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FA6BC is a blue with RGB values 159, 166, 188 and HSL 226°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FA6BC#9FA6BC
HEX#9FA6BC
RGBrgb(159, 166, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.651, 0.7373
RGB percentages62.4%, 65.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(225.5, 17.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 15.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,908
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA6BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#605943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA5BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#98AAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Dark grey · ΔE 12.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCB59F
Analogous#9FB5BC, #A79FBC
Triadic#BC9FA6, #A6BC9F
Split complementary#BCA79F, #B5BC9F
Tetradic#BC9FB5, #BCB59F, #9FBCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFB
Lighter +20%#DBDEE6
Lighter +10%#BDC2D1
Darker −10%#818AA7
Darker −20%#656F90
Darker −30%#505872
Darker −40%#3B4154
More saturated +25%#8B9BD0
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R159
G166
B188
Red159 (62.4%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue225.52°
Saturation (HSL)17.79%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A6 · B BC

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