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Colour

#9BA3CD

  • #9BA3CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BA3CD is a blue with RGB values 155, 163, 205 and HSL 230°, 33%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BA3CD#9BA3CD
HEX#9BA3CD
RGBrgb(155, 163, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6392, 0.8039
RGB percentages60.8%, 63.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(230.4, 33.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 24.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK24.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,200,013
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA3CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#645C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A7CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FABB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Thistle · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9
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#CDC59B
Analogous#9BBCCD, #AC9BCD
Triadic#CD9BA3, #A3CD9B
Split complementary#CDAC9B, #BCCD9B
Tetradic#CD9BBC, #CDC59B, #9BCDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE2EF
Lighter +10%#BDC2DE
Darker −10%#7984BC
Darker −20%#5764AB
Darker −30%#45508A
Darker −40%#343C68
More saturated +25%#8896E0
Less saturated −25%#AEB0BA

Channel breakdown

R155
G163
B205
Red155 (60.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue230.4°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A3 · B CD

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