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Recognised as Colour

#9ABDD7

  • #9ABDD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9ABDD7 is a blue with RGB values 154, 189, 215 and HSL 206°, 43%, 72%. 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 steelblue.

Colour values

#9ABDD7#9ABDD7
HEX#9ABDD7
RGBrgb(154, 189, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7412, 0.8431
RGB percentages60.4%, 74.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(205.6, 43.3%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 28.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK28.4%, 12.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,141,143
CSS custom property--colour: #9ABDD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#654228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BCD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB6D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#88C3C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6Sky blue · ΔE 10.9Light blue · ΔE 11.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7B49A
Analogous#9AD7D3, #9A9ED7
Triadic#D79ABD, #BDD79A
Split complementary#D79A9E, #D7D39A
Tetradic#D39AD7, #D7B49A, #9ED79A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3EDF4
Lighter +10%#BFD5E5
Darker −10%#75A5C9
Darker −20%#518DBA
Darker −30%#3D739B
Darker −40%#2F5876
More saturated +25%#88C0E9
Less saturated −25%#ACBAC5

Channel breakdown

R154
G189
B215
Red154 (60.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue205.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.26%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G BD · B D7

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