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Recognised as Colour

#9FBCD0

  • #9FBCD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FBCD0 is a blue with RGB values 159, 188, 208 and HSL 204°, 34%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FBCD0#9FBCD0
HEX#9FBCD0
RGBrgb(159, 188, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7373, 0.8157
RGB percentages62.4%, 73.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(204.5, 34.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 23.6%, 81.6%)
CMYK23.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,560
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBCD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#60432F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BBD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB6D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#91C1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.8Light blue · ΔE 10.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 14.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0B39F
Analogous#9FD0CB, #9FA3D0
Triadic#D09FBC, #BCD09F
Split complementary#D09FA3, #D0CB9F
Tetradic#CC9FD0, #D0B39F, #A3D09F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3ECF2
Lighter +10%#C1D4E1
Darker −10%#7DA4BF
Darker −20%#5B8CAE
Darker −30%#467290
Darker −40%#36576D
More saturated +25%#8DBFE2
Less saturated −25%#B1B9BE

Channel breakdown

R159
G188
B208
Red159 (62.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue204.49°
Saturation (HSL)34.27%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BC · B D0

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