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Colour

#9CB6E5

  • #9CB6E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CB6E5 is a blue with RGB values 156, 182, 229 and HSL 219°, 58%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CB6E5#9CB6E5
HEX#9CB6E5
RGBrgb(156, 182, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7137, 0.898
RGB percentages61.2%, 71.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(218.6, 58.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 31.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK31.9%, 20.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,437
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB6E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#63491A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB2E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#87C0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Thistle · ΔE 21.5Light blue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5CB9C
Analogous#9CDBE5, #A69CE5
Triadic#E59CB6, #B6E59C
Split complementary#E5A69C, #DBE59C
Tetradic#E59CDB, #E5CB9C, #9CE5A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF2FA
Lighter +10%#C4D4F0
Darker −10%#7498DA
Darker −20%#4B7AD0
Darker −30%#3061B8
Darker −40%#264B8F
More saturated +25%#8CB2F5
Less saturated −25%#ACBAD5

Channel breakdown

R156
G182
B229
Red156 (61.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue218.63°
Saturation (HSL)58.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G B6 · B E5

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