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Colour

#9EA8B7

  • #9EA8B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9EA8B7 is a blue with RGB values 158, 168, 183 and HSL 216°, 15%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9EA8B7#9EA8B7
HEX#9EA8B7
RGBrgb(158, 168, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6588, 0.7176
RGB percentages62%, 65.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(216, 14.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 13.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK13.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,397,879
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA8B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#615748

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A8B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A6B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#98ABADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7AD9E
Analogous#9EB5B7, #A19EB7
Triadic#B79EA8, #A8B79E
Split complementary#B7A19E, #B5B79E
Tetradic#B79EB5, #B7AD9E, #9EB7A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7F8
Lighter +20%#D9DDE2
Lighter +10%#BBC2CD
Darker −10%#818EA1
Darker −20%#667489
Darker −30%#505B6C
Darker −40%#3A424F
More saturated +25%#89A4CC
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R158
G168
B183
Red158 (62%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)14.79%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A8 · B B7

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