Colour

#9EA2AF

#9EA2AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#9EA2AF is a blue with RGB values 158, 162, 175 and HSL 226°, 10%, 65%. 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

#9EA2AF#9EA2AF

HEX#9EA2AF

RGBrgb(158, 162, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6353, 0.6863

RGB percentages62%, 63.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(225.9, 9.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 9.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK9.7%, 7.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,396,335

CSS custom property--colour: #9EA2AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36205WCAG 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#615D50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FA3B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA2AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9AA4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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 7.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 12 Silver · ΔE 13.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Gray · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFAB9E

Analogous#9EAAAF, #A39EAF

Triadic#AF9EA2, #A2AF9E

Split complementary#AFA39E, #ABAF9E

Tetradic#AF9EAA, #AFAB9E, #9EAFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F2F4

Lighter +20%#D6D8DD

Lighter +10%#BABDC6

Darker −10%#828798

Darker −20%#686E7F

Darker −30%#515563

Darker −40%#3A3D47

More saturated +25%#8896C5

Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R158

G162

B175

Red158 (62%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue225.88°

Saturation (HSL)9.6%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G A2 · B AF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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