Colour

#9EA6BA

#9EA6BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#9EA6BA is a blue with RGB values 158, 166, 186 and HSL 223°, 17%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9EA6BA#9EA6BA

HEX#9EA6BA

RGBrgb(158, 166, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.651, 0.7294

RGB percentages62%, 65.1%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(222.9, 16.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 15.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK15.1%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,397,370

CSS custom property--colour: #9EA6BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#615945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A7BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA5B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#98AAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Silver · ΔE 14.8 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Thistle · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAB29E

Analogous#9EB4BA, #A49EBA

Triadic#BA9EA6, #A6BA9E

Split complementary#BAA49E, #B4BA9E

Tetradic#BA9EB4, #BAB29E, #9EBAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F8FA

Lighter +20%#DADDE4

Lighter +10%#BCC1CF

Darker −10%#808BA5

Darker −20%#65708D

Darker −30%#4F5970

Darker −40%#3A4152

More saturated +25%#899DCF

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R158

G166

B186

Red158 (62%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)16.87%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G A6 · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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