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Colour

#9FABCD

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

#9FABCD is a blue with RGB values 159, 171, 205 and HSL 224°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FABCD#9FABCD
HEX#9FABCD
RGBrgb(159, 171, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6706, 0.8039
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(224.3, 31.5%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 22.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK22.4%, 16.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,205
CSS custom property--colour: #9FABCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#605432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ADCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DAACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94B1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC19F
Analogous#9FC2CD, #AA9FCD
Triadic#CD9FAB, #ABCD9F
Split complementary#CDAA9F, #C2CD9F
Tetradic#CD9FC2, #CDC19F, #9FCDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E6F0
Lighter +10%#C1C8DE
Darker −10%#7D8EBC
Darker −20%#5C70AA
Darker −30%#485A8B
Darker −40%#374469
More saturated +25%#8DA2DF
Less saturated −25%#B1B4BB

Channel breakdown

R159
G171
B205
Red159 (62.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue224.35°
Saturation (HSL)31.51%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AB · B CD

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