Colour

#9FB0DC

#9FB0DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FB0DC is a blue with RGB values 159, 176, 220 and HSL 223°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FB0DC#9FB0DC

HEX#9FB0DC

RGBrgb(159, 176, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6902, 0.8627

RGB percentages62.4%, 69%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(223.3, 46.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 27.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK27.7%, 20%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,465,500

CSS custom property--colour: #9FB0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#604F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2B3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DAEDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8FB9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3 Thistle · ΔE 19.3 Sky blue · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCCB9F

Analogous#9FCFDC, #AD9FDC

Triadic#DC9FB0, #B0DC9F

Split complementary#DCAD9F, #CFDC9F

Tetradic#DC9FCF, #DCCB9F, #9FDCAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAEEF7

Lighter +10%#C4CFEA

Darker −10%#7A91CE

Darker −20%#5472C1

Darker −30%#3C5AA6

Darker −40%#2F4580

More saturated +25%#8FA9EC

Less saturated −25%#AFB7CC

Channel breakdown

R159

G176

B220

Red159 (62.4%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue223.28°

Saturation (HSL)46.56%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G B0 · B DC

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Colour values

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