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Colour

#9EA8C4

  • #9EA8C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA8C4 is a blue with RGB values 158, 168, 196 and HSL 224°, 24%, 69%. 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

#9EA8C4#9EA8C4
HEX#9EA8C4
RGBrgb(158, 168, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6588, 0.7686
RGB percentages62%, 65.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(224.2, 24.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 19.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK19.4%, 14.3%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,397,892
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA8C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#61573B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0AAC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA7C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#95ADB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4BA9E
Analogous#9EBBC4, #A79EC4
Triadic#C49EA8, #A8C49E
Split complementary#C4A79E, #BBC49E
Tetradic#C49EBB, #C4BA9E, #9EC4A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DDE1EB
Lighter +10%#BEC4D7
Darker −10%#7E8CB1
Darker −20%#5F6F9D
Darker −30%#4C597D
Darker −40%#39425D
More saturated +25%#8B9FD8
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R158
G168
B196
Red158 (62%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)24.36%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A8 · B C4

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