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Colour

#9BABD8

  • #9BABD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BABD8 is a blue with RGB values 155, 171, 216 and HSL 224°, 44%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BABD8#9BABD8
HEX#9BABD8
RGBrgb(155, 171, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6706, 0.8471
RGB percentages60.8%, 67.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(224.3, 43.9%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 28.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK28.2%, 20.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,202,072
CSS custom property--colour: #9BABD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#645427

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAEDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A9D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Thistle · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8C89B
Analogous#9BCAD8, #A99BD8
Triadic#D89BAB, #ABD89B
Split complementary#D8A99B, #CAD89B
Tetradic#D89BCA, #D8C89B, #9BD8A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E9F5
Lighter +10%#C0CAE6
Darker −10%#768CCA
Darker −20%#526DBB
Darker −30%#3D569D
Darker −40%#2F4278
More saturated +25%#8AA3E9
Less saturated −25%#ACB3C7

Channel breakdown

R155
G171
B216
Red155 (60.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue224.26°
Saturation (HSL)43.88%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G AB · B D8

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