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Recognised as Colour

#9AAEE3

  • #9AAEE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AAEE3 is a blue with RGB values 154, 174, 227 and HSL 224°, 57%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AAEE3#9AAEE3
HEX#9AAEE3
RGBrgb(154, 174, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6824, 0.8902
RGB percentages60.4%, 68.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(223.6, 56.6%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 32.2%, 89%)
CMYK32.2%, 23.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,137,315
CSS custom property--colour: #9AAEE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#65511C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ACE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#85B8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Thistle · ΔE 22.9Sky blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CF9A
Analogous#9AD3E3, #AB9AE3
Triadic#E39AAE, #AEE39A
Split complementary#E3AB9A, #D3E39A
Tetradic#E39AD3, #E3CF9A, #9AE3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEEF9
Lighter +10%#C2CEEE
Darker −10%#728ED8
Darker −20%#4A6ECD
Darker −30%#3155B3
Darker −40%#26428B
More saturated +25%#8AA7F3
Less saturated −25%#AAB5D3

Channel breakdown

R154
G174
B227
Red154 (60.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue223.56°
Saturation (HSL)56.59%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G AE · B E3

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