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Colour

#9EA5C6

  • #9EA5C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA5C6 is a blue with RGB values 158, 165, 198 and HSL 229°, 26%, 70%. 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

#9EA5C6#9EA5C6
HEX#9EA5C6
RGBrgb(158, 165, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6471, 0.7765
RGB percentages62%, 64.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(229.5, 26%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 20.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK20.2%, 16.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,397,126
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA5C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 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#615A39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA8C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A5C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#95ABB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 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 12Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.3Silver · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6BF9E
Analogous#9EB9C6, #AB9EC6
Triadic#C69EA5, #A5C69E
Split complementary#C6AB9E, #B9C69E
Tetradic#C69EB9, #C6BF9E, #9EC6AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DEE1EC
Lighter +10%#BEC3D9
Darker −10%#7E87B3
Darker −20%#5E6AA0
Darker −30%#4B5480
Darker −40%#383F60
More saturated +25%#8B98D9
Less saturated −25%#B1B2B3

Channel breakdown

R158
G165
B198
Red158 (62%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue229.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A5 · B C6

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