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Colour

#9AB3E4

  • #9AB3E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AB3E4 is a blue with RGB values 154, 179, 228 and HSL 220°, 58%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AB3E4#9AB3E4
HEX#9AB3E4
RGBrgb(154, 179, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.702, 0.8941
RGB percentages60.4%, 70.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(219.7, 57.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 32.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK32.5%, 21.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,138,596
CSS custom property--colour: #9AB3E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#654C1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B6E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BAFE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#84BDC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 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 text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Thistle · ΔE 22.1Light blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4CB9A
Analogous#9AD8E4, #A69AE4
Triadic#E49AB3, #B3E49A
Split complementary#E4A69A, #D8E49A
Tetradic#E49AD8, #E4CB9A, #9AE4A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF0FA
Lighter +10%#C2D1EF
Darker −10%#7295D9
Darker −20%#4A76CE
Darker −30%#305DB5
Darker −40%#26488C
More saturated +25%#8AAEF4
Less saturated −25%#AAB8D4

Channel breakdown

R154
G179
B228
Red154 (60.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue219.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G B3 · B E4

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