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Recognised as Colour

#9ABBCF

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

#9ABBCF is a blue with RGB values 154, 187, 207 and HSL 203°, 36%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9ABBCF#9ABBCF
HEX#9ABBCF
RGBrgb(154, 187, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7333, 0.8118
RGB percentages60.4%, 73.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(202.6, 35.6%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 25.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK25.6%, 9.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,140,623
CSS custom property--colour: #9ABBCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#654430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BAD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB4CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Light blue · ΔE 10.8Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 15.6Dark grey · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFAE9A
Analogous#9ACFC8, #9AA0CF
Triadic#CF9ABB, #BBCF9A
Split complementary#CF9AA0, #CFC89A
Tetradic#C89ACF, #CFAE9A, #A0CF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEAF0
Lighter +10%#BDD2DF
Darker −10%#77A4BF
Darker −20%#558CAE
Darker −30%#43718D
Darker −40%#33556A
More saturated +25%#87C0E2
Less saturated −25%#ADB6BC

Channel breakdown

R154
G187
B207
Red154 (60.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue202.64°
Saturation (HSL)35.57%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G BB · B CF

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