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Recognised as Colour

#9AB2D7

  • #9AB2D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AB2D7 is a blue with RGB values 154, 178, 215 and HSL 216°, 43%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AB2D7#9AB2D7
HEX#9AB2D7
RGBrgb(154, 178, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.698, 0.8431
RGB percentages60.4%, 69.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(216.4, 43.3%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 28.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK28.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,138,327
CSS custom property--colour: #9AB2D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#654D28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B4D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FAED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89BABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Thistle · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7BF9A
Analogous#9AD0D7, #A09AD7
Triadic#D79AB2, #B2D79A
Split complementary#D7A09A, #D0D79A
Tetradic#D79AD0, #D7BF9A, #9AD7A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3EAF4
Lighter +10%#BFCEE5
Darker −10%#7596C9
Darker −20%#517ABA
Darker −30%#3D629B
Darker −40%#2F4B76
More saturated +25%#88AEE9
Less saturated −25%#ACB6C5

Channel breakdown

R154
G178
B215
Red154 (60.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue216.39°
Saturation (HSL)43.26%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G B2 · B D7

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