Colour

#9CADDB

#9CADDB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CADDB is a blue with RGB values 156, 173, 219 and HSL 224°, 47%, 74%. 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

#9CADDB#9CADDB

HEX#9CADDB

RGBrgb(156, 173, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6784, 0.8588

RGB percentages61.2%, 67.8%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(223.8, 46.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 28.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK28.8%, 21%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,268,123

CSS custom property--colour: #9CADDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#635224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FB1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#99ABDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#8BB6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 18 Thistle · ΔE 20.3 Sky blue · ΔE 21.4 Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DBCA9C

Analogous#9CCCDB, #AB9CDB

Triadic#DB9CAD, #ADDB9C

Split complementary#DBAB9C, #CCDB9C

Tetradic#DB9CCC, #DBCA9C, #9CDBAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7EBF6

Lighter +10%#C1CCE9

Darker −10%#778ECD

Darker −20%#516FC0

Darker −30%#3B57A3

Darker −40%#2E437D

More saturated +25%#8BA5EC

Less saturated −25%#ADB5CA

Channel breakdown

R156

G173

B219

Red156 (61.2%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue223.81°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G AD · B DB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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