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Recognised as Colour

#9BA0D2

  • #9BA0D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BA0D2 is a blue with RGB values 155, 160, 210 and HSL 235°, 38%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BA0D2#9BA0D2
HEX#9BA0D2
RGBrgb(155, 160, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6275, 0.8235
RGB percentages60.8%, 62.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(234.5, 37.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 26.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK26.2%, 23.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,199,250
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA0D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#645F2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A5D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA1D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2CD9B
Analogous#9BBCD2, #B19BD2
Triadic#D29BA0, #A0D29B
Split complementary#D2B19B, #BBD29B
Tetradic#D29BBC, #D2CD9B, #9BD2B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E3F2
Lighter +10%#BEC1E2
Darker −10%#787FC2
Darker −20%#555DB2
Darker −30%#424992
Darker −40%#32386F
More saturated +25%#8991E4
Less saturated −25%#ADAFC0

Channel breakdown

R155
G160
B210
Red155 (60.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue234.55°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A0 · B D2

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