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Recognised as Colour

#9EA9C9

  • #9EA9C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EA9C9 is a blue with RGB values 158, 169, 201 and HSL 225°, 28%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EA9C9#9EA9C9
HEX#9EA9C9
RGBrgb(158, 169, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6627, 0.7882
RGB percentages62%, 66.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(224.7, 28.5%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 21.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK21.4%, 15.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,398,153
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA9C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#615636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ABCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA8C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94AFB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Thistle · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Silver · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9BE9E
Analogous#9EBFC9, #A89EC9
Triadic#C99EA9, #A9C99E
Split complementary#C9A89E, #BFC99E
Tetradic#C99EBF, #C9BE9E, #9EC9A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E3ED
Lighter +10%#BFC6DB
Darker −10%#7D8CB7
Darker −20%#5C6FA5
Darker −30%#4A5984
Darker −40%#374364
More saturated +25%#8BA0DC
Less saturated −25%#B1B2B6

Channel breakdown

R158
G169
B201
Red158 (62%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue224.65°
Saturation (HSL)28.48%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A9 · B C9

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