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Recognised as Colour

#9AA1BF

  • #9AA1BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AA1BF is a blue with RGB values 154, 161, 191 and HSL 229°, 22%, 68%. 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

#9AA1BF#9AA1BF
HEX#9AA1BF
RGBrgb(154, 161, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6314, 0.749
RGB percentages60.4%, 63.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(228.6, 22.4%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 19.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK19.4%, 15.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,133,951
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA1BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#655E40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A4C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A1BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#91A6ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 17.8Silver · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB89A
Analogous#9AB4BF, #A69ABF
Triadic#BF9AA1, #A1BF9A
Split complementary#BFA69A, #B4BF9A
Tetradic#BF9AB4, #BFB89A, #9ABFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8FA
Lighter +20%#D8DBE7
Lighter +10%#B9BED3
Darker −10%#7B84AB
Darker −20%#5E6995
Darker −30%#4A5376
Darker −40%#373D56
More saturated +25%#8594D4
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R154
G161
B191
Red154 (60.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue228.65°
Saturation (HSL)22.42%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A1 · B BF

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