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Colour

#9AA3BE

  • #9AA3BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AA3BE is a blue with RGB values 154, 163, 190 and HSL 225°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AA3BE#9AA3BE
HEX#9AA3BE
RGBrgb(154, 163, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6392, 0.7451
RGB percentages60.4%, 63.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(225, 21.7%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 18.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK18.9%, 14.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,134,462
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA3BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#655C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA5BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A2BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#92A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Dark grey · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 17.7Silver · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB59A
Analogous#9AB5BE, #A39ABE
Triadic#BE9AA3, #A3BE9A
Split complementary#BEA39A, #B5BE9A
Tetradic#BE9AB5, #BEB59A, #9ABEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FA
Lighter +20%#D8DCE6
Lighter +10%#B9BFD2
Darker −10%#7B87AA
Darker −20%#5F6C93
Darker −30%#4B5574
Darker −40%#373E55
More saturated +25%#8599D3
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R154
G163
B190
Red154 (60.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)21.69%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A3 · B BE

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