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Colour

#9DA0BD

  • #9DA0BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9DA0BD is a blue with RGB values 157, 160, 189 and HSL 234°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9DA0BD#9DA0BD
HEX#9DA0BD
RGBrgb(157, 160, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6275, 0.7412
RGB percentages61.6%, 62.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(234.4, 19.5%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 16.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK16.9%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,330,301
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA0BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#625F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A3BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A1BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#96A5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDBA9D
Analogous#9DB0BD, #AA9DBD
Triadic#BD9DA0, #A0BD9D
Split complementary#BDAA9D, #B0BD9D
Tetradic#BD9DB0, #BDBA9D, #9DBDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FB
Lighter +20%#DADBE6
Lighter +10%#BBBED2
Darker −10%#7F82A8
Darker −20%#626792
Darker −30%#4E5173
Darker −40%#393C55
More saturated +25%#898FD2
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R157
G160
B189
Red157 (61.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue234.38°
Saturation (HSL)19.51%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A0 · B BD

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