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Recognised as Colour

#9EADC7

  • #9EADC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EADC7 is a blue with RGB values 158, 173, 199 and HSL 218°, 27%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EADC7#9EADC7
HEX#9EADC7
RGBrgb(158, 173, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6784, 0.7804
RGB percentages62%, 67.8%, 78%
HSLhsl(218, 26.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 20.6%, 78%)
CMYK20.6%, 13.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,399,175
CSS custom property--colour: #9EADC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#615238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5AEC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1AAC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#94B2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Dark grey · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 16.7Thistle · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7B89E
Analogous#9EC2C7, #A39EC7
Triadic#C79EAD, #ADC79E
Split complementary#C7A39E, #C2C79E
Tetradic#C79EC2, #C7B89E, #9EC7A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE4EC
Lighter +10%#BEC8DA
Darker −10%#7E92B4
Darker −20%#5D76A2
Darker −30%#4B5F81
Darker −40%#384761
More saturated +25%#8BA8DA
Less saturated −25%#B1B2B4

Channel breakdown

R158
G173
B199
Red158 (62%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue218.05°
Saturation (HSL)26.8%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G AD · B C7

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