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Colour

#9EAEBA

  • #9EAEBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9EAEBA is a blue with RGB values 158, 174, 186 and HSL 206°, 17%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9EAEBA#9EAEBA
HEX#9EAEBA
RGBrgb(158, 174, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6824, 0.7294
RGB percentages62%, 68.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(205.7, 16.9%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 15.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK15.1%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,399,418
CSS custom property--colour: #9EAEBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#615145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9AEBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5AABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#97B1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.6Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Silver · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 16.1Light grey · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAA9E
Analogous#9EBAB8, #9EA0BA
Triadic#BA9EAE, #AEBA9E
Split complementary#BA9EA0, #BAB89E
Tetradic#B89EBA, #BAAA9E, #A0BA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FA
Lighter +20%#DAE0E4
Lighter +10%#BCC7CF
Darker −10%#8095A5
Darker −20%#657C8D
Darker −30%#4F6270
Darker −40%#3A4852
More saturated +25%#89B1CF
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R158
G174
B186
Red158 (62%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)16.87%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G AE · B BA

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