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Colour

#9E9FB6

  • #9E9FB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9E9FB6 is a blue with RGB values 158, 159, 182 and HSL 238°, 14%, 67%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

#9E9FB6#9E9FB6
HEX#9E9FB6
RGBrgb(158, 159, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6235, 0.7137
RGB percentages62%, 62.4%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(237.5, 14.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 13.2%, 71.4%)
CMYK13.2%, 12.6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,395,574
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9FB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#616049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA1B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A0B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#99A3A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2Dark grey · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 16.8Silver · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6B59E
Analogous#9EABB6, #A99EB6
Triadic#B69E9F, #9FB69E
Split complementary#B6A99E, #ABB69E
Tetradic#B69EAB, #B6B59E, #9EB6A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5F8
Lighter +20%#D8D9E2
Lighter +10%#BBBCCC
Darker −10%#8182A0
Darker −20%#666888
Darker −30%#50516B
Darker −40%#3A3B4E
More saturated +25%#898CCB
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R158
G159
B182
Red158 (62%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue237.5°
Saturation (HSL)14.12%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 9F · B B6

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