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Colour

#9CADD9

  • #9CADD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CADD9 is a blue with RGB values 156, 173, 217 and HSL 223°, 45%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CADD9#9CADD9
HEX#9CADD9
RGBrgb(156, 173, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6784, 0.851
RGB percentages61.2%, 67.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(223.3, 44.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 28.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK28.1%, 20.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,121
CSS custom property--colour: #9CADD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#635226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AABD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8CB6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9C89C
Analogous#9CCCD9, #AA9CD9
Triadic#D99CAD, #ADD99C
Split complementary#D9AA9C, #CBD99C
Tetradic#D99CCC, #D9C89C, #9CD9AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EAF5
Lighter +10%#C1CCE7
Darker −10%#778ECB
Darker −20%#5270BD
Darker −30%#3D589F
Darker −40%#2F447A
More saturated +25%#8BA5EA
Less saturated −25%#ADB5C8

Channel breakdown

R156
G173
B217
Red156 (61.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue223.28°
Saturation (HSL)44.53%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AD · B D9

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