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Recognised as Colour

#9CB1DD

  • #9CB1DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CB1DD is a blue with RGB values 156, 177, 221 and HSL 221°, 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

#9CB1DD#9CB1DD
HEX#9CB1DD
RGBrgb(156, 177, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6941, 0.8667
RGB percentages61.2%, 69.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(220.6, 48.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 29.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,269,149
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB1DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#634E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B4DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DAEDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#8ABAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Thistle · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC89C
Analogous#9CD2DD, #A89CDD
Triadic#DD9CB1, #B1DD9C
Split complementary#DDA89C, #D2DD9C
Tetradic#DD9CD2, #DDC89C, #9CDDA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EDF7
Lighter +10%#C2CFEA
Darker −10%#7693D0
Darker −20%#5075C3
Darker −30%#395DA7
Darker −40%#2C4881
More saturated +25%#8BABEE
Less saturated −25%#ADB7CC

Channel breakdown

R156
G177
B221
Red156 (61.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue220.62°
Saturation (HSL)48.87%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G B1 · B DD

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