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Colour

#9BA6DB

  • #9BA6DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BA6DB is a blue with RGB values 155, 166, 219 and HSL 230°, 47%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BA6DB#9BA6DB
HEX#9BA6DB
RGBrgb(155, 166, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.651, 0.8588
RGB percentages60.8%, 65.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(229.7, 47.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 29.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK29.2%, 24.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,200,795
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA6DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#645924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96ABDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD09B
Analogous#9BC6DB, #B09BDB
Triadic#DB9BA6, #A6DB9B
Split complementary#DBB09B, #C6DB9B
Tetradic#DB9BC6, #DBD09B, #9BDBB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E9F6
Lighter +10%#C0C7E8
Darker −10%#7685CE
Darker −20%#5063C0
Darker −30%#3B4CA3
Darker −40%#2D3B7D
More saturated +25%#8A9BEC
Less saturated −25%#ACB1CA

Channel breakdown

R155
G166
B219
Red155 (60.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue229.69°
Saturation (HSL)47.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A6 · B DB

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