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Colour

#9EAAC8

  • #9EAAC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EAAC8 is a blue with RGB values 158, 170, 200 and HSL 223°, 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

#9EAAC8#9EAAC8
HEX#9EAAC8
RGBrgb(158, 170, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6667, 0.7843
RGB percentages62%, 66.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(222.9, 27.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 21%, 78.4%)
CMYK21%, 15%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,398,408
CSS custom property--colour: #9EAAC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#615537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ACC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA8C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#94B0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Dark grey · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Silver · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8BC9E
Analogous#9EBFC8, #A79EC8
Triadic#C89EAA, #AAC89E
Split complementary#C8A79E, #BFC89E
Tetradic#C89EBF, #C8BC9E, #9EC8A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE3ED
Lighter +10%#BFC7DA
Darker −10%#7D8DB6
Darker −20%#5D71A3
Darker −30%#4A5A83
Darker −40%#384462
More saturated +25%#8BA2DB
Less saturated −25%#B1B2B5

Channel breakdown

R158
G170
B200
Red158 (62%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)27.63%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G AA · B C8

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