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Recognised as Colour

#9BADE7

  • #9BADE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BADE7 is a blue with RGB values 155, 173, 231 and HSL 226°, 61%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BADE7#9BADE7
HEX#9BADE7
RGBrgb(155, 173, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6784, 0.9059
RGB percentages60.8%, 67.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(225.8, 61.3%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 32.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK32.9%, 25.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,202,599
CSS custom property--colour: #9BADE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#645218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB2EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#94ACE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#86B8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 24.3Sky blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D59B
Analogous#9BD3E7, #AF9BE7
Triadic#E79BAD, #ADE79B
Split complementary#E7AF9B, #D3E79B
Tetradic#E79BD3, #E7D59B, #9BE7AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF0FB
Lighter +10%#C4CFF1
Darker −10%#728BDD
Darker −20%#496AD3
Darker −30%#2D4FBC
Darker −40%#233E93
More saturated +25%#8BA5F6
Less saturated −25%#ABB5D8

Channel breakdown

R155
G173
B231
Red155 (60.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue225.79°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G AD · B E7

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