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Recognised as Colour

#9FB3CE

  • #9FB3CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FB3CE is a blue with RGB values 159, 179, 206 and HSL 214°, 32%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FB3CE#9FB3CE
HEX#9FB3CE
RGBrgb(159, 179, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.702, 0.8078
RGB percentages62.4%, 70.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(214.5, 32.4%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 22.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK22.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,466,254
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB3CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#604C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB4CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5AFCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#93B9BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.2Light blue · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Silver · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBA9F
Analogous#9FCBCE, #A39FCE
Triadic#CE9FB3, #B3CE9F
Split complementary#CEA39F, #CBCE9F
Tetradic#CE9FCA, #CEBA9F, #9FCEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E8F0
Lighter +10%#C1CEDF
Darker −10%#7D98BD
Darker −20%#5B7EAC
Darker −30%#48658C
Darker −40%#364D6B
More saturated +25%#8DB0E0
Less saturated −25%#B1B6BC

Channel breakdown

R159
G179
B206
Red159 (62.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue214.47°
Saturation (HSL)32.41%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G B3 · B CE

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