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Recognised as Colour

#9EABBD

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

#9EABBD is a blue with RGB values 158, 171, 189 and HSL 215°, 19%, 68%. 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

#9EABBD#9EABBD
HEX#9EABBD
RGBrgb(158, 171, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6706, 0.7412
RGB percentages62%, 67.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(214.8, 19%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 16.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK16.4%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,398,653
CSS custom property--colour: #9EABBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#615442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5ABBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A8BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#96AFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10Dark grey · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB09E
Analogous#9EBBBD, #A19EBD
Triadic#BD9EAB, #ABBD9E
Split complementary#BDA19E, #BBBD9E
Tetradic#BD9EBB, #BDB09E, #9EBDA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFB
Lighter +20%#DBE0E6
Lighter +10%#BCC5D2
Darker −10%#8091A8
Darker −20%#637792
Darker −30%#4F5E73
Darker −40%#3A4555
More saturated +25%#8AA8D1
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R158
G171
B189
Red158 (62%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue214.84°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G AB · B BD

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