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Colour

#9FB2C5

  • #9FB2C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FB2C5 is a blue with RGB values 159, 178, 197 and HSL 210°, 25%, 70%. 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

#9FB2C5#9FB2C5
HEX#9FB2C5
RGBrgb(159, 178, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.698, 0.7725
RGB percentages62.4%, 69.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(210, 24.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 19.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK19.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,465,989
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB2C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#604D3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AEC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#95B6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 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 text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B29F
Analogous#9FC5C5, #9F9FC5
Triadic#C59FB2, #B2C59F
Split complementary#C59F9F, #C5C59F
Tetradic#C59FC5, #C5B29F, #9FC59F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DFE5EB
Lighter +10%#BFCBD8
Darker −10%#7F99B2
Darker −20%#607F9E
Darker −30%#4C657F
Darker −40%#394C5F
More saturated +25%#8CB2D8
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R159
G178
B197
Red159 (62.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)24.68%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G B2 · B C5

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