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Recognised as Colour

#9FACBB

  • #9FACBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9FACBB is a blue with RGB values 159, 172, 187 and HSL 212°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9FACBB#9FACBB
HEX#9FACBB
RGBrgb(159, 172, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6745, 0.7333
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(212.1, 17.1%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 15%, 73.3%)
CMYK15%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,443
CSS custom property--colour: #9FACBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#605344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7ACBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A9BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#98AFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 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 text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.3Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBAE9F
Analogous#9FBABB, #A09FBB
Triadic#BB9FAC, #ACBB9F
Split complementary#BBA09F, #BABB9F
Tetradic#BB9FBA, #BBAE9F, #9FBBA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FA
Lighter +20%#DBE0E5
Lighter +10%#BDC6D0
Darker −10%#8192A6
Darker −20%#65798F
Darker −30%#505F71
Darker −40%#3B4653
More saturated +25%#8BABD0
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R159
G172
B187
Red159 (62.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue212.14°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AC · B BB

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