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Recognised as Colour

#9BA2B2

  • #9BA2B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9BA2B2 is a blue with RGB values 155, 162, 178 and HSL 222°, 13%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9BA2B2#9BA2B2
HEX#9BA2B2
RGBrgb(155, 162, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6353, 0.698
RGB percentages60.8%, 63.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(221.7, 13%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 12.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK12.9%, 9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,199,730
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA2B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#645D4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA3B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA1B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#96A5A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 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 text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.5Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Silver · ΔE 14.4Gray · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2AB9B
Analogous#9BADB2, #A09BB2
Triadic#B29BA2, #A2B29B
Split complementary#B2A09B, #ADB29B
Tetradic#B29BAD, #B2AB9B, #9BB2A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F2F5
Lighter +20%#D5D8DE
Lighter +10%#B8BDC8
Darker −10%#7E879C
Darker −20%#646E83
Darker −30%#4E5566
Darker −40%#383D49
More saturated +25%#8599C8
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R155
G162
B178
Red155 (60.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)12.99%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A2 · B B2

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