Colour

#9BA3BA

#9BA3BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9BA3BA is a blue with RGB values 155, 163, 186 and HSL 225°, 18%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9BA3BA

RGBrgb(155, 163, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6392, 0.7294

RGB percentages60.8%, 63.9%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(224.5, 18.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 16.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK16.7%, 12.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,199,994

CSS custom property--colour: #9BA3BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#645C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DA5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA2B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#94A7AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1 Dark grey · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 15 Silver · ΔE 16.8 Thistle · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BAB29B

Analogous#9BB3BA, #A29BBA

Triadic#BA9BA3, #A3BA9B

Split complementary#BAA39B, #B3BA9B

Tetradic#BA9BB3, #BAB29B, #9BBAA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F6F8

Lighter +20%#D7DBE4

Lighter +10%#B9BFCF

Darker −10%#7D87A5

Darker −20%#626D8D

Darker −30%#4D566F

Darker −40%#383E51

More saturated +25%#8699CF

Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R155

G163

B186

Red155 (60.8%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue224.52°

Saturation (HSL)18.34%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G A3 · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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