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Colour

#9ABAE9

  • #9ABAE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9ABAE9 is a blue with RGB values 154, 186, 233 and HSL 216°, 64%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9ABAE9#9ABAE9
HEX#9ABAE9
RGBrgb(154, 186, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7294, 0.9137
RGB percentages60.4%, 72.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(215.7, 64.2%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 33.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK33.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,140,393
CSS custom property--colour: #9ABAE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#654516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BCEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B5E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#82C4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 21.1Thistle · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9C99A
Analogous#9AE2E9, #A19AE9
Triadic#E99ABA, #BAE99A
Split complementary#E9A19A, #E2E99A
Tetradic#E99AE2, #E9C99A, #9AE9A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF3FB
Lighter +10%#C4D7F2
Darker −10%#709DE0
Darker −20%#4681D7
Darker −30%#2A67C0
Darker −40%#215096
More saturated +25%#8BB7F8
Less saturated −25%#A9BDDA

Channel breakdown

R154
G186
B233
Red154 (60.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue215.7°
Saturation (HSL)64.23%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G BA · B E9

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