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Colour

#9CB0DD

  • #9CB0DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CB0DD is a blue with RGB values 156, 176, 221 and HSL 222°, 49%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CB0DD#9CB0DD
HEX#9CB0DD
RGBrgb(156, 176, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6902, 0.8667
RGB percentages61.2%, 69%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(221.5, 48.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 29.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,893
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#634F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B3DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CADDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC99C
Analogous#9CD1DD, #A99CDD
Triadic#DD9CB0, #B0DD9C
Split complementary#DDA99C, #D1DD9C
Tetradic#DD9CD1, #DDC99C, #9CDDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EDF7
Lighter +10%#C2CEEA
Darker −10%#7692D0
Darker −20%#5073C3
Darker −30%#395BA7
Darker −40%#2C4681
More saturated +25%#8BAAEE
Less saturated −25%#ADB6CC

Channel breakdown

R156
G176
B221
Red156 (61.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)48.87%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G B0 · B DD

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