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Colour

#9FABC6

  • #9FABC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FABC6 is a blue with RGB values 159, 171, 198 and HSL 222°, 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

#9FABC6#9FABC6
HEX#9FABC6
RGBrgb(159, 171, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6706, 0.7765
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(221.5, 25.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 19.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK19.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,198
CSS custom property--colour: #9FABC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#605439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ADC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA9C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#96B0B4no 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 text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9Light slate grey · ΔE 15Dark grey · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6BA9F
Analogous#9FBFC6, #A79FC6
Triadic#C69FAB, #ABC69F
Split complementary#C6A79F, #BFC69F
Tetradic#C69FBF, #C6BA9F, #9FC6A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE3EC
Lighter +10%#BFC7D9
Darker −10%#7F8FB3
Darker −20%#5F73A0
Darker −30%#4C5C80
Darker −40%#394560
More saturated +25%#8CA4D9
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B3

Channel breakdown

R159
G171
B198
Red159 (62.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)25.49%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AB · B C6

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