Colour

#9CB2DC

#9CB2DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CB2DC is a blue with RGB values 156, 178, 220 and HSL 219°, 48%, 74%. 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

#9CB2DC#9CB2DC

HEX#9CB2DC

RGBrgb(156, 178, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.698, 0.8627

RGB percentages61.2%, 69.8%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(219.4, 47.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 29.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK29.1%, 19.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,269,404

CSS custom property--colour: #9CB2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1

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

Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#634D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4B4DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EAFDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8ABAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 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 text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6 Sky blue · ΔE 18.3 Thistle · ΔE 19.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21 Light blue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCC69C

Analogous#9CD2DC, #A69CDC

Triadic#DC9CB2, #B2DC9C

Split complementary#DCA69C, #D2DC9C

Tetradic#DC9CD2, #DCC69C, #9CDCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7EDF7

Lighter +10%#C2CFE9

Darker −10%#7695CF

Darker −20%#5177C1

Darker −30%#3A5FA5

Darker −40%#2D497F

More saturated +25%#8BADED

Less saturated −25%#ADB7CB

Channel breakdown

R156

G178

B220

Red156 (61.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue219.38°

Saturation (HSL)47.76%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G B2 · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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