Colour

#9EA7BE

#9EA7BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA7BE is a blue with RGB values 158, 167, 190 and HSL 223°, 20%, 68%. 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

#9EA7BE#9EA7BE

HEX#9EA7BE

RGBrgb(158, 167, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6549, 0.7451

RGB percentages62%, 65.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(223.1, 19.8%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 16.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK16.8%, 12.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,397,630

CSS custom property--colour: #9EA7BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#615841

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA6BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#97ABAEno 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 text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Dark grey · ΔE 13 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Silver · ΔE 15.9 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Thistle · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEB59E

Analogous#9EB7BE, #A59EBE

Triadic#BE9EA7, #A7BE9E

Split complementary#BEA59E, #B7BE9E

Tetradic#BE9EB7, #BEB59E, #9EBEA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAFB

Lighter +20%#DBDEE7

Lighter +10%#BDC3D2

Darker −10%#7F8BAA

Darker −20%#637093

Darker −30%#4E5975

Darker −40%#3A4256

More saturated +25%#8A9ED2

Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R158

G167

B190

Red158 (62%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue223.13°

Saturation (HSL)19.75%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G A7 · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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