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Recognised as Colour

#9DA2B2

  • #9DA2B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9DA2B2 is a blue with RGB values 157, 162, 178 and HSL 226°, 12%, 66%. 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

#9DA2B2#9DA2B2
HEX#9DA2B2
RGBrgb(157, 162, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6353, 0.698
RGB percentages61.6%, 63.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(225.7, 12%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 11.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK11.8%, 9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,330,802
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA2B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#625D4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA3B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA1B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#98A5A7no 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 text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.3Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Gray · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2AD9D
Analogous#9DACB2, #A39DB2
Triadic#B29DA2, #A2B29D
Split complementary#B2A39D, #ACB29D
Tetradic#B29DAC, #B2AD9D, #9DB2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F3F5
Lighter +20%#D6D8DF
Lighter +10%#BABDC8
Darker −10%#80879C
Darker −20%#676D82
Darker −30%#505566
Darker −40%#3A3D49
More saturated +25%#8797C8
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R157
G162
B178
Red157 (61.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A2 · B B2

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