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Colour

#9EB2E1

  • #9EB2E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EB2E1 is a blue with RGB values 158, 178, 225 and HSL 222°, 53%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EB2E1#9EB2E1
HEX#9EB2E1
RGBrgb(158, 178, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.698, 0.8824
RGB percentages62%, 69.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(222.1, 52.8%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 29.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK29.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,400,481
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB2E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#614D1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B5E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DAFE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8CBBC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.3Thistle · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CD9E
Analogous#9ED4E1, #AB9EE1
Triadic#E19EB2, #B2E19E
Split complementary#E1AB9E, #D4E19E
Tetradic#E19ED4, #E1CD9E, #9EE1AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF0F9
Lighter +10%#C5D1ED
Darker −10%#7793D5
Darker −20%#5074C9
Darker −30%#365BB0
Darker −40%#2A4689
More saturated +25%#8EACF1
Less saturated −25%#AEB8D1

Channel breakdown

R158
G178
B225
Red158 (62%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue222.09°
Saturation (HSL)52.76%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G B2 · B E1

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