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Colour

#9EAACA

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

#9EAACA is a blue with RGB values 158, 170, 202 and HSL 224°, 29%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EAACA#9EAACA
HEX#9EAACA
RGBrgb(158, 170, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6667, 0.7922
RGB percentages62%, 66.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(223.6, 29.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 21.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,398,410
CSS custom property--colour: #9EAACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#615535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ACCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA8C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#93B0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 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 text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10Light slate grey · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Silver · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABE9E
Analogous#9EC0CA, #A89ECA
Triadic#CA9EAA, #AACA9E
Split complementary#CAA89E, #C0CA9E
Tetradic#CA9EC0, #CABE9E, #9ECAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E4EE
Lighter +10%#BFC7DC
Darker −10%#7D8DB8
Darker −20%#5C70A6
Darker −30%#495A86
Darker −40%#374465
More saturated +25%#8BA1DD
Less saturated −25%#B1B3B7

Channel breakdown

R158
G170
B202
Red158 (62%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)29.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G AA · B CA

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