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Colour

#9BA7CA

  • #9BA7CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BA7CA is a blue with RGB values 155, 167, 202 and HSL 225°, 31%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BA7CA#9BA7CA
HEX#9BA7CA
RGBrgb(155, 167, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6549, 0.7922
RGB percentages60.8%, 65.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(224.7, 30.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 23.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK23.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,201,034
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA7CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#645835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A6C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8FAEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Dark grey · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABE9B
Analogous#9BBFCA, #A79BCA
Triadic#CA9BA7, #A7CA9B
Split complementary#CAA69B, #BFCA9B
Tetradic#CA9BBF, #CABE9B, #9BCAA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE2ED
Lighter +10%#BCC4DC
Darker −10%#7A8AB8
Darker −20%#586CA7
Darker −30%#475785
Darker −40%#354164
More saturated +25%#889EDD
Less saturated −25%#AEB0B7

Channel breakdown

R155
G167
B202
Red155 (60.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)30.72%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A7 · B CA

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