Colour

#9CB2DA

#9CB2DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CB2DA is a blue with RGB values 156, 178, 218 and HSL 219°, 46%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9CB2DA

RGBrgb(156, 178, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.698, 0.8549

RGB percentages61.2%, 69.8%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(218.7, 45.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 28.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK28.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,269,402

CSS custom property--colour: #9CB2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#634D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5B4DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FAED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8BBABFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6 Sky blue · ΔE 17.8 Thistle · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Light blue · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAC49C

Analogous#9CD1DA, #A59CDA

Triadic#DA9CB2, #B2DA9C

Split complementary#DAA59C, #D1DA9C

Tetradic#DA9CD1, #DAC49C, #9CDAA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6ECF6

Lighter +10%#C1CFE8

Darker −10%#7795CC

Darker −20%#5278BE

Darker −30%#3C60A1

Darker −40%#2E4A7C

More saturated +25%#8BADEB

Less saturated −25%#ADB7C9

Channel breakdown

R156

G178

B218

Red156 (61.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue218.71°

Saturation (HSL)45.59%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G B2 · B DA

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Colour values

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