Colour

#9EA1BC

#9EA1BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA1BC is a blue with RGB values 158, 161, 188 and HSL 234°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EA1BC#9EA1BC

HEX#9EA1BC

RGBrgb(158, 161, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6314, 0.7373

RGB percentages62%, 63.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(234, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK16%, 14.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,396,092

CSS custom property--colour: #9EA1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#615E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA4BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A2BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#98A6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Dark grey · ΔE 15.1 Slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Thistle · ΔE 16.6 Silver · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCB99E

Analogous#9EB0BC, #AA9EBC

Triadic#BC9EA1, #A1BC9E

Split complementary#BCAA9E, #B0BC9E

Tetradic#BC9EB0, #BCB99E, #9EBCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F9FB

Lighter +20%#DADBE6

Lighter +10%#BCBED1

Darker −10%#8084A7

Darker −20%#646890

Darker −30%#4F5272

Darker −40%#3A3D54

More saturated +25%#8A91D1

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R158

G161

B188

Red158 (62%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue234°

Saturation (HSL)18.29%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G A1 · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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