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Recognised as Colour

#9AB3E6

  • #9AB3E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9AB3E6 is a blue with RGB values 154, 179, 230 and HSL 220°, 60%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9AB3E6#9AB3E6
HEX#9AB3E6
RGBrgb(154, 179, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.702, 0.902
RGB percentages60.4%, 70.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(220.3, 60.3%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 33%, 90.2%)
CMYK33%, 22.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,138,598
CSS custom property--colour: #9AB3E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#654C19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B6E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BAFE5no 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 27.5 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 text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6CD9A
Analogous#9AD9E6, #A79AE6
Triadic#E69AB3, #B3E69A
Split complementary#E6A79A, #D9E69A
Tetradic#E69AD9, #E6CD9A, #9AE6A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF1FA
Lighter +10%#C3D2F0
Darker −10%#7194DC
Darker −20%#4875D2
Darker −30%#2E5CB9
Darker −40%#244790
More saturated +25%#8AAEF6
Less saturated −25%#AAB8D6

Channel breakdown

R154
G179
B230
Red154 (60.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue220.26°
Saturation (HSL)60.32%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G B3 · B E6

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