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Colour

#9FAFDC

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

#9FAFDC is a blue with RGB values 159, 175, 220 and HSL 224°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FAFDC#9FAFDC
HEX#9FAFDC
RGBrgb(159, 175, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6863, 0.8627
RGB percentages62.4%, 68.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(224.3, 46.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 27.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK27.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,465,244
CSS custom property--colour: #9FAFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#605023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CADDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#8FB8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCCC9F
Analogous#9FCEDC, #AD9FDC
Triadic#DC9FAF, #AFDC9F
Split complementary#DCAD9F, #CEDC9F
Tetradic#DC9FCE, #DCCC9F, #9FDCAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEDF7
Lighter +10%#C4CEEA
Darker −10%#7A90CE
Darker −20%#5471C1
Darker −30%#3C58A6
Darker −40%#2F4480
More saturated +25%#8FA7EC
Less saturated −25%#AFB7CC

Channel breakdown

R159
G175
B220
Red159 (62.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue224.26°
Saturation (HSL)46.56%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AF · B DC

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