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Recognised as Colour

#9EAECD

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

#9EAECD is a blue with RGB values 158, 174, 205 and HSL 220°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EAECD#9EAECD
HEX#9EAECD
RGBrgb(158, 174, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6824, 0.8039
RGB percentages62%, 68.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(219.6, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK22.9%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,399,437
CSS custom property--colour: #9EAECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#615132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0ABCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#92B4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 17.3Dark grey · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBD9E
Analogous#9EC5CD, #A69ECD
Triadic#CD9EAE, #AECD9E
Split complementary#CDA59E, #C5CD9E
Tetradic#CD9EC5, #CDBD9E, #9ECDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E6F0
Lighter +10%#C0CADE
Darker −10%#7C92BC
Darker −20%#5B76AA
Darker −30%#475E8B
Darker −40%#364769
More saturated +25%#8CA8DF
Less saturated −25%#B0B4BB

Channel breakdown

R158
G174
B205
Red158 (62%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue219.57°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G AE · B CD

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