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Recognised as Colour

#9FB5CC

  • #9FB5CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FB5CC is a blue with RGB values 159, 181, 204 and HSL 211°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FB5CC#9FB5CC
HEX#9FB5CC
RGBrgb(159, 181, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7098, 0.8
RGB percentages62.4%, 71%, 80%
HSLhsl(210.7, 30.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 22.1%, 80%)
CMYK22.1%, 11.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,466,764
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB5CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#604A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB5CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B0CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#93BABCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.9Light blue · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.8Silver · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB69F
Analogous#9FCCCC, #9F9FCC
Triadic#CC9FB5, #B5CC9F
Split complementary#CC9F9F, #CCCC9F
Tetradic#CC9FCC, #CCB69F, #9FCC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E8EF
Lighter +10%#C0CFDE
Darker −10%#7E9BBA
Darker −20%#5C82A9
Darker −30%#496889
Darker −40%#374F68
More saturated +25%#8DB5DE
Less saturated −25%#B1B5BA

Channel breakdown

R159
G181
B204
Red159 (62.4%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue210.67°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G B5 · B CC

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