Colour

#9CA5BE

#9CA5BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CA5BE is a blue with RGB values 156, 165, 190 and HSL 224°, 21%, 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

#9CA5BE#9CA5BE

HEX#9CA5BE

RGBrgb(156, 165, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6471, 0.7451

RGB percentages61.2%, 64.7%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(224.1, 20.7%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 17.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK17.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,266,046

CSS custom property--colour: #9CA5BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#635A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EA7BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#94AAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 13 Dark grey · ΔE 14.1 Slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Silver · ΔE 17.2 Thistle · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEB59C

Analogous#9CB6BE, #A49CBE

Triadic#BE9CA5, #A5BE9C

Split complementary#BEA49C, #B6BE9C

Tetradic#BE9CB6, #BEB59C, #9CBEA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F9FB

Lighter +20%#DADDE6

Lighter +10%#BBC1D2

Darker −10%#7D89AA

Darker −20%#616E93

Darker −30%#4C5775

Darker −40%#384056

More saturated +25%#889BD3

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R156

G165

B190

Red156 (61.2%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue224.12°

Saturation (HSL)20.73%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G A5 · B BE

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Colour values

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