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Colour

#9BA4BF

  • #9BA4BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BA4BF is a blue with RGB values 155, 164, 191 and HSL 225°, 22%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BA4BF#9BA4BF
HEX#9BA4BF
RGBrgb(155, 164, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6431, 0.749
RGB percentages60.8%, 64.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(225, 22%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 18.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK18.8%, 14.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,200,255
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA4BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#645B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA6C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA3BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#93A9ADno 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 text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB69B
Analogous#9BB6BF, #A49BBF
Triadic#BF9BA4, #A4BF9B
Split complementary#BFA49B, #B6BF9B
Tetradic#BF9BB6, #BFB69B, #9BBFA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FB
Lighter +20%#D9DDE7
Lighter +10%#BAC0D3
Darker −10%#7C88AB
Darker −20%#5F6D95
Darker −30%#4B5676
Darker −40%#373F57
More saturated +25%#879AD4
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R155
G164
B191
Red155 (60.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)21.95%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A4 · B BF

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