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Colour

#9AABDA

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

#9AABDA is a blue with RGB values 154, 171, 218 and HSL 224°, 46%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AABDA#9AABDA
HEX#9AABDA
RGBrgb(154, 171, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6706, 0.8549
RGB percentages60.4%, 67.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(224.1, 46.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 29.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK29.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,136,538
CSS custom property--colour: #9AABDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#655425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAFDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A9D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#89B4BBno 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 text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Thistle · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC99A
Analogous#9ACBDA, #A99ADA
Triadic#DA9AAB, #ABDA9A
Split complementary#DAA99A, #CBDA9A
Tetradic#DA9ACB, #DAC99A, #9ADAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E9F5
Lighter +10%#BFCAE8
Darker −10%#758CCC
Darker −20%#4F6DBF
Darker −30%#3B56A0
Darker −40%#2D427B
More saturated +25%#89A3EB
Less saturated −25%#ABB3C9

Channel breakdown

R154
G171
B218
Red154 (60.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue224.06°
Saturation (HSL)46.38%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G AB · B DA

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