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Colour

#9FABC7

  • #9FABC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FABC7 is a blue with RGB values 159, 171, 199 and HSL 222°, 26%, 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

#9FABC7#9FABC7
HEX#9FABC7
RGBrgb(159, 171, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6706, 0.7804
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(222, 26.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 20.1%, 78%)
CMYK20.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,199
CSS custom property--colour: #9FABC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#605438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ADC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA9C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#95B0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 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 text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.8Thistle · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7BB9F
Analogous#9FBFC7, #A79FC7
Triadic#C79FAB, #ABC79F
Split complementary#C7A79F, #BFC79F
Tetradic#C79FBF, #C7BB9F, #9FC7A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE3ED
Lighter +10%#BFC7DA
Darker −10%#7F8FB4
Darker −20%#5F73A1
Darker −30%#4C5C81
Darker −40%#394561
More saturated +25%#8CA3DA
Less saturated −25%#B2B3B4

Channel breakdown

R159
G171
B199
Red159 (62.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AB · B C7

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