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Recognised as Colour

#9296A3

  • #9296A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9296A3 is a blue with RGB values 146, 150, 163 and HSL 226°, 8%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9296A3#9296A3
HEX#9296A3
RGBrgb(146, 150, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5882, 0.6392
RGB percentages57.3%, 58.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(225.9, 8.5%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 10.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK10.4%, 8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,606,819
CSS custom property--colour: #9296A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#6D695C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9397A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9196A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8E989Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1Dark grey · ΔE 10.3Slate grey · ΔE 10.4Gray · ΔE 11.3Silver · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A39F92
Analogous#929FA3, #9692A3
Triadic#A39296, #96A392
Split complementary#A39692, #9FA392
Tetradic#A3929F, #A39F92, #92A396

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E6E9
Lighter +20%#C9CBD2
Lighter +10%#AEB1BA
Darker −10%#767B8C
Darker −20%#5F6370
Darker −30%#474B55
Darker −40%#303239
More saturated +25%#7989BC
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R146
G150
B163
Red146 (57.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)8.46%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 92 · G 96 · B A3

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