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Recognised as Colour

#9AA5CA

  • #9AA5CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AA5CA is a blue with RGB values 154, 165, 202 and HSL 226°, 31%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AA5CA#9AA5CA
HEX#9AA5CA
RGBrgb(154, 165, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6471, 0.7922
RGB percentages60.4%, 64.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(226.2, 31.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 23.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK23.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,134,986
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA5CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#655A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA8CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A4C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8EACB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABF9A
Analogous#9ABDCA, #A79ACA
Triadic#CA9AA5, #A5CA9A
Split complementary#CAA79A, #BDCA9A
Tetradic#CA9ABD, #CABF9A, #9ACAA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DDE1ED
Lighter +10%#BBC3DC
Darker −10%#7987B8
Darker −20%#576AA7
Darker −30%#465485
Darker −40%#343F64
More saturated +25%#879BDD
Less saturated −25%#ADAFB7

Channel breakdown

R154
G165
B202
Red154 (60.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue226.25°
Saturation (HSL)31.17%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A5 · B CA

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