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Recognised as Colour

#9BAEC9

  • #9BAEC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BAEC9 is a blue with RGB values 155, 174, 201 and HSL 215°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9BAEC9#9BAEC9
HEX#9BAEC9
RGBrgb(155, 174, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6824, 0.7882
RGB percentages60.8%, 68.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(215.2, 29.9%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 22.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK22.9%, 13.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,202,825
CSS custom property--colour: #9BAEC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#645136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5AFCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0AAC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8FB4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Dark grey · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B69B
Analogous#9BC5C9, #9F9BC9
Triadic#C99BAE, #AEC99B
Split complementary#C99F9B, #C5C99B
Tetradic#C99BC5, #C9B69B, #9BC99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#DDE4ED
Lighter +10%#BCC9DB
Darker −10%#7A93B7
Darker −20%#5978A5
Darker −30%#476084
Darker −40%#354863
More saturated +25%#88ABDC
Less saturated −25%#AEB1B6

Channel breakdown

R155
G174
B201
Red155 (60.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue215.22°
Saturation (HSL)29.87%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G AE · B C9

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