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Recognised as Colour

#9EB3CA

  • #9EB3CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EB3CA is a blue with RGB values 158, 179, 202 and HSL 211°, 29%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EB3CA#9EB3CA
HEX#9EB3CA
RGBrgb(158, 179, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.702, 0.7922
RGB percentages62%, 70.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(211.4, 29.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 21.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 11.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,400,714
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB3CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#614C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB3CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#92B8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Dark grey · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 14.8Silver · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB59E
Analogous#9EC9CA, #9F9ECA
Triadic#CA9EB3, #B3CA9E
Split complementary#CA9F9E, #C9CA9E
Tetradic#CA9EC9, #CAB59E, #9ECA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E7EE
Lighter +10%#BFCDDC
Darker −10%#7D99B8
Darker −20%#5C7FA6
Darker −30%#496686
Darker −40%#374D65
More saturated +25%#8BB2DD
Less saturated −25%#B1B4B7

Channel breakdown

R158
G179
B202
Red158 (62%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue211.36°
Saturation (HSL)29.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G B3 · B CA

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