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Colour

#9EA4BC

  • #9EA4BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA4BC is a blue with RGB values 158, 164, 188 and HSL 228°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EA4BC#9EA4BC
HEX#9EA4BC
RGBrgb(158, 164, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6431, 0.7373
RGB percentages62%, 64.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(228, 18.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 16%, 73.7%)
CMYK16%, 12.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,396,860
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA4BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#615B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA6BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA4BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#97A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Thistle · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCB69E
Analogous#9EB3BC, #A79EBC
Triadic#BC9EA4, #A4BC9E
Split complementary#BCA79E, #B3BC9E
Tetradic#BC9EB3, #BCB69E, #9EBCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FB
Lighter +20%#DADDE6
Lighter +10%#BCC0D1
Darker −10%#8088A7
Darker −20%#646D90
Darker −30%#4F5672
Darker −40%#3A3F54
More saturated +25%#8A98D1
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R158
G164
B188
Red158 (62%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)18.29%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A4 · B BC

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