Colour

#9AA1B2

#9AA1B2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#9AA1B2 is a blue with RGB values 154, 161, 178 and HSL 222°, 13%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9AA1B2#9AA1B2

HEX#9AA1B2

RGBrgb(154, 161, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6314, 0.698

RGB percentages60.4%, 63.1%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(222.5, 13.5%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 13.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK13.5%, 9.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,133,938

CSS custom property--colour: #9AA1B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#655E4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA2B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA0B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#95A4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7 Slate grey · ΔE 13.8 Silver · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B2AB9A

Analogous#9AADB2, #9F9AB2

Triadic#B29AA1, #A1B29A

Split complementary#B29F9A, #ADB29A

Tetradic#B29AAD, #B2AB9A, #9AB29F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F2F4

Lighter +20%#D4D7DE

Lighter +10%#B7BCC8

Darker −10%#7D869C

Darker −20%#636D83

Darker −30%#4D5466

Darker −40%#373C49

More saturated +25%#8498C8

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R154

G161

B178

Red154 (60.4%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue222.5°

Saturation (HSL)13.48%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G A1 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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