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Recognised as Colour

#9BAEE0

  • #9BAEE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9BAEE0 is a blue with RGB values 155, 174, 224 and HSL 223°, 53%, 74%. 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

#9BAEE0#9BAEE0
HEX#9BAEE0
RGBrgb(155, 174, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6824, 0.8784
RGB percentages60.8%, 68.2%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(223.5, 52.7%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 30.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK30.8%, 22.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,202,848
CSS custom property--colour: #9BAEE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#64511F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB2E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ACDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#88B8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 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 text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Thistle · ΔE 21.8Sky blue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0CD9B
Analogous#9BD1E0, #AB9BE0
Triadic#E09BAE, #AEE09B
Split complementary#E0AB9B, #D1E09B
Tetradic#E09BD1, #E0CD9B, #9BE0AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EDF8
Lighter +10%#C2CEEC
Darker −10%#748ED4
Darker −20%#4D6FC8
Darker −30%#3556AD
Darker −40%#294386
More saturated +25%#8BA7F0
Less saturated −25%#ABB5D0

Channel breakdown

R155
G174
B224
Red155 (60.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue223.48°
Saturation (HSL)52.67%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G AE · B E0

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