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Colour

#9AA1BE

  • #9AA1BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AA1BE is a blue with RGB values 154, 161, 190 and HSL 228°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AA1BE#9AA1BE
HEX#9AA1BE
RGBrgb(154, 161, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6314, 0.7451
RGB percentages60.4%, 63.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(228.3, 21.7%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 18.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK18.9%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,133,950
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA1BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#655E41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A3BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A1BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#92A6AAno 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 text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 17.8Silver · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB79A
Analogous#9AB3BE, #A59ABE
Triadic#BE9AA1, #A1BE9A
Split complementary#BEA59A, #B3BE9A
Tetradic#BE9AB3, #BEB79A, #9ABEA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FA
Lighter +20%#D8DBE6
Lighter +10%#B9BED2
Darker −10%#7B84AA
Darker −20%#5F6993
Darker −30%#4B5374
Darker −40%#373D55
More saturated +25%#8594D3
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R154
G161
B190
Red154 (60.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue228.33°
Saturation (HSL)21.69%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A1 · B BE

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