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Recognised as Colour

#9FA8C0

  • #9FA8C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FA8C0 is a blue with RGB values 159, 168, 192 and HSL 224°, 21%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FA8C0#9FA8C0
HEX#9FA8C0
RGBrgb(159, 168, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6588, 0.7529
RGB percentages62.4%, 65.9%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(223.6, 20.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 17.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK17.2%, 12.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,463,424
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA8C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#60573F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1AAC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA7BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#97ACB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0B79F
Analogous#9FB9C0, #A79FC0
Triadic#C09FA8, #A8C09F
Split complementary#C0A79F, #B9C09F
Tetradic#C09FB9, #C0B79F, #9FC0A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFD
Lighter +20%#DDE0E8
Lighter +10%#BEC4D4
Darker −10%#808CAC
Darker −20%#637196
Darker −30%#4E5A78
Darker −40%#3A4359
More saturated +25%#8B9FD4
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R159
G168
B192
Red159 (62.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)20.75%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A8 · B C0

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