Colour

#9EA6DA

#9EA6DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA6DA is a blue with RGB values 158, 166, 218 and HSL 232°, 45%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EA6DA#9EA6DA

HEX#9EA6DA

RGBrgb(158, 166, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.651, 0.8549

RGB percentages62%, 65.1%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(232, 44.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232, 27.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK27.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,397,402

CSS custom property--colour: #9EA6DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#615925

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97ABDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A7D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8FB0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2 Thistle · ΔE 21.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAD29E

Analogous#9EC4DA, #B49EDA

Triadic#DA9EA6, #A6DA9E

Split complementary#DAB49E, #C4DA9E

Tetradic#DA9EC4, #DAD29E, #9EDAB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8EAF6

Lighter +10%#C3C8E8

Darker −10%#7984CC

Darker −20%#5462BE

Darker −30%#3E4BA1

Darker −40%#2F3A7D

More saturated +25%#8D9AEB

Less saturated −25%#AFB2C9

Channel breakdown

R158

G166

B218

Red158 (62%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue232°

Saturation (HSL)44.78%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G A6 · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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