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Recognised as Colour

#9FA6BF

  • #9FA6BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FA6BF is a blue with RGB values 159, 166, 191 and HSL 227°, 20%, 69%. 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

#9FA6BF#9FA6BF
HEX#9FA6BF
RGBrgb(159, 166, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.651, 0.749
RGB percentages62.4%, 65.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(226.9, 20%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 16.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,911
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA6BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#605940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA8C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA5BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#98ABAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB89F
Analogous#9FB6BF, #A89FBF
Triadic#BF9FA6, #A6BF9F
Split complementary#BFA89F, #B6BF9F
Tetradic#BF9FB6, #BFB89F, #9FBFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFC
Lighter +20%#DCDFE8
Lighter +10%#BEC2D3
Darker −10%#808AAB
Darker −20%#636E95
Darker −30%#4F5776
Darker −40%#3A4158
More saturated +25%#8B9BD3
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R159
G166
B191
Red159 (62.4%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue226.88°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A6 · B BF

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