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Colour

#9EA6BD

  • #9EA6BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA6BD is a blue with RGB values 158, 166, 189 and HSL 225°, 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

#9EA6BD#9EA6BD
HEX#9EA6BD
RGBrgb(158, 166, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.651, 0.7412
RGB percentages62%, 65.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(224.5, 19%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 16.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK16.4%, 12.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,397,373
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA6BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#615942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA5BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#97AAADno 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 text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 16Silver · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB59E
Analogous#9EB6BD, #A59EBD
Triadic#BD9EA6, #A6BD9E
Split complementary#BDA69E, #B6BD9E
Tetradic#BD9EB6, #BDB59E, #9EBDA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFB
Lighter +20%#DBDEE6
Lighter +10%#BCC2D2
Darker −10%#808AA8
Darker −20%#636F92
Darker −30%#4F5873
Darker −40%#3A4155
More saturated +25%#8A9CD1
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R158
G166
B189
Red158 (62%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue224.52°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A6 · B BD

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