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Recognised as Colour

#9AB2EC

  • #9AB2EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9AB2EC is a blue with RGB values 154, 178, 236 and HSL 222°, 68%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9AB2EC#9AB2EC
HEX#9AB2EC
RGBrgb(154, 178, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.698, 0.9255
RGB percentages60.4%, 69.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(222.4, 68.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 34.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK34.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,138,348
CSS custom property--colour: #9AB2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#654D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AFEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#82BEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.7Thistle · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD49A
Analogous#9ADBEC, #AB9AEC
Triadic#EC9AB2, #B2EC9A
Split complementary#ECAB9A, #DBEC9A
Tetradic#EC9ADB, #ECD49A, #9AECAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F3FC
Lighter +10%#C5D3F4
Darker −10%#6F91E4
Darker −20%#4471DC
Darker −30%#2655C7
Darker −40%#1D439D
More saturated +25%#8BACFB
Less saturated −25%#A9B8DD

Channel breakdown

R154
G178
B236
Red154 (60.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue222.44°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G B2 · B EC

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