Colour

#9AAED4

#9AAED4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AAED4 is a blue with RGB values 154, 174, 212 and HSL 219°, 40%, 72%. 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

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HEX#9AAED4

RGBrgb(154, 174, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6824, 0.8314

RGB percentages60.4%, 68.2%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(219.3, 40.3%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 27.4%, 83.1%)

CMYK27.4%, 17.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,137,300

CSS custom property--colour: #9AAED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#65512B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2B0D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CABD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8AB6BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 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 text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9 Sky blue · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Thistle · ΔE 19.3 Light blue · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D4C09A

Analogous#9ACBD4, #A39AD4

Triadic#D49AAE, #AED49A

Split complementary#D4A39A, #CBD49A

Tetradic#D49ACB, #D4C09A, #9AD4A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2E7F2

Lighter +10%#BECBE3

Darker −10%#7691C5

Darker −20%#5275B6

Darker −30%#405D95

Darker −40%#304772

More saturated +25%#88A8E6

Less saturated −25%#ACB4C2

Channel breakdown

R154

G174

B212

Red154 (60.4%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue219.31°

Saturation (HSL)40.28%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G AE · B D4

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Colour values

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