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Colour

#9E9AAF

  • #9E9AAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9E9AAF is a blue with RGB values 158, 154, 175 and HSL 251°, 12%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9E9AAF#9E9AAF
HEX#9E9AAF
RGBrgb(158, 154, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6039, 0.6863
RGB percentages62%, 60.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(251.4, 11.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 12%, 68.6%)
CMYK9.7%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,394,287
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#616550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#969CAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9B9DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABAF9A
Analogous#9AA0AF, #A89AAF
Triadic#AF9E9A, #9AAF9E
Split complementary#AFA89A, #A0AF9A
Tetradic#AF9AA0, #ABAF9A, #9AAFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EFF3
Lighter +20%#D5D3DC
Lighter +10%#B9B6C6
Darker −10%#837E98
Darker −20%#69647F
Darker −30%#524E62
Darker −40%#3A3746
More saturated +25%#9083C6
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R158
G154
B175
Red158 (62%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)11.6%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 9A · B AF

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