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Recognised as Colour

#9BAEBD

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

#9BAEBD is a blue with RGB values 155, 174, 189 and HSL 206°, 20%, 67%. 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

#9BAEBD#9BAEBD
HEX#9BAEBD
RGBrgb(155, 174, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6824, 0.7412
RGB percentages60.8%, 68.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(206.5, 20.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 18%, 74.1%)
CMYK18%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,202,813
CSS custom property--colour: #9BAEBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#645142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8AEBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3AABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#92B2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Dark grey · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAA9B
Analogous#9BBDBB, #9B9DBD
Triadic#BD9BAE, #AEBD9B
Split complementary#BD9B9D, #BDBB9B
Tetradic#BB9BBD, #BDAA9B, #9DBD9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FA
Lighter +20%#D8E0E6
Lighter +10%#BAC7D1
Darker −10%#7C95A9
Darker −20%#607C92
Darker −30%#4C6273
Darker −40%#384854
More saturated +25%#86B0D2
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R155
G174
B189
Red155 (60.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue206.47°
Saturation (HSL)20.48%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G AE · B BD

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