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Colour

#9E9EC4

  • #9E9EC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9E9EC4 is a blue with RGB values 158, 158, 196 and HSL 240°, 24%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9E9EC4#9E9EC4
HEX#9E9EC4
RGBrgb(158, 158, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6196, 0.7686
RGB percentages62%, 62%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(240, 24.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 19.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK19.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,395,332
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9EC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#61613B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A0C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#96A4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4C49E
Analogous#9EB1C4, #B19EC4
Triadic#C49E9E, #9EC49E
Split complementary#C4B19E, #B1C49E
Tetradic#C49EB1, #C4C49E, #9EC4B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DDDDEB
Lighter +10%#BEBED7
Darker −10%#7E7EB1
Darker −20%#5F5F9D
Darker −30%#4C4C7D
Darker −40%#39395D
More saturated +25%#8B8BD8
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R158
G158
B196
Red158 (62%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)24.36%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 9E · B C4

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