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Recognised as Colour

#9FABC5

  • #9FABC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FABC5 is a blue with RGB values 159, 171, 197 and HSL 221°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FABC5#9FABC5
HEX#9FABC5
RGBrgb(159, 171, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6706, 0.7725
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(221.1, 24.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 19.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK19.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,197
CSS custom property--colour: #9FABC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#60543A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ADC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A9C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#96B0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9Dark grey · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B99F
Analogous#9FBEC5, #A69FC5
Triadic#C59FAB, #ABC59F
Split complementary#C5A69F, #BEC59F
Tetradic#C59FBE, #C5B99F, #9FC5A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DFE3EB
Lighter +10%#BFC7D8
Darker −10%#7F8FB2
Darker −20%#60739E
Darker −30%#4C5C7F
Darker −40%#39455F
More saturated +25%#8CA4D8
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R159
G171
B197
Red159 (62.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)24.68%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AB · B C5

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