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Recognised as Colour

#9EA3D5

  • #9EA3D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA3D5 is a blue with RGB values 158, 163, 213 and HSL 235°, 40%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EA3D5#9EA3D5
HEX#9EA3D5
RGBrgb(158, 163, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6392, 0.8353
RGB percentages62%, 63.9%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(234.5, 39.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 25.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK25.8%, 23.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,396,629
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA3D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#615C2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A8D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A4D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#91ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5D09E
Analogous#9EBED5, #B59ED5
Triadic#D59EA3, #A3D59E
Split complementary#D5B59E, #BED59E
Tetradic#D59EBE, #D5D09E, #9ED5B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E7F4
Lighter +10%#C2C5E4
Darker −10%#7A81C6
Darker −20%#575FB6
Darker −30%#424A98
Darker −40%#323875
More saturated +25%#8D95E6
Less saturated −25%#AFB1C4

Channel breakdown

R158
G163
B213
Red158 (62%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue234.55°
Saturation (HSL)39.57%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A3 · B D5

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