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Colour

#9EA5BD

  • #9EA5BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA5BD is a blue with RGB values 158, 165, 189 and HSL 226°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EA5BD#9EA5BD
HEX#9EA5BD
RGBrgb(158, 165, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6471, 0.7412
RGB percentages62%, 64.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(226.5, 19%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 16.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK16.4%, 12.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,397,117
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA5BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#615A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA7BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA4BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#97A9ADno 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 text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 16Silver · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB69E
Analogous#9EB4BD, #A79EBD
Triadic#BD9EA5, #A5BD9E
Split complementary#BDA79E, #B5BD9E
Tetradic#BD9EB4, #BDB69E, #9EBDA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FB
Lighter +20%#DBDDE6
Lighter +10%#BCC1D2
Darker −10%#8089A8
Darker −20%#636E92
Darker −30%#4F5773
Darker −40%#3A4055
More saturated +25%#8A9AD1
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R158
G165
B189
Red158 (62%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue226.45°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A5 · B BD

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