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Recognised as Colour

#9FACD9

  • #9FACD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FACD9 is a blue with RGB values 159, 172, 217 and HSL 227°, 43%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FACD9#9FACD9
HEX#9FACD9
RGBrgb(159, 172, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6745, 0.851
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(226.6, 43.3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 26.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK26.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,473
CSS custom property--colour: #9FACD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#605326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AABD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90B4BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9CC9F
Analogous#9FC9D9, #AF9FD9
Triadic#D99FAC, #ACD99F
Split complementary#D9AF9F, #C9D99F
Tetradic#D99FC9, #D9CC9F, #9FD9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EBF6
Lighter +10%#C4CCE7
Darker −10%#7A8CCB
Darker −20%#566DBC
Darker −30%#3F55A0
Darker −40%#31417B
More saturated +25%#8EA3EA
Less saturated −25%#B0B5C8

Channel breakdown

R159
G172
B217
Red159 (62.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue226.55°
Saturation (HSL)43.28%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AC · B D9

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