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Colour

#9FB3C6

  • #9FB3C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FB3C6 is a blue with RGB values 159, 179, 198 and HSL 209°, 25%, 70%. 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

#9FB3C6#9FB3C6
HEX#9FB3C6
RGBrgb(159, 179, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.702, 0.7765
RGB percentages62.4%, 70.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(209.2, 25.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 19.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK19.7%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,466,246
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#604C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB3C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AFC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#95B7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 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 text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Dark grey · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6B29F
Analogous#9FC6C6, #9F9FC6
Triadic#C69FB3, #B3C69F
Split complementary#C69F9F, #C6C69F
Tetradic#C69FC6, #C6B29F, #9FC69F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE6EC
Lighter +10%#BFCCD9
Darker −10%#7F9AB3
Darker −20%#5F80A0
Darker −30%#4C6780
Darker −40%#394D60
More saturated +25%#8CB3D9
Less saturated −25%#B2B3B3

Channel breakdown

R159
G179
B198
Red159 (62.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue209.23°
Saturation (HSL)25.49%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G B3 · B C6

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