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Recognised as Colour

#9DA2CB

  • #9DA2CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DA2CB is a blue with RGB values 157, 162, 203 and HSL 233°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DA2CB#9DA2CB
HEX#9DA2CB
RGBrgb(157, 162, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6353, 0.7961
RGB percentages61.6%, 63.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(233.5, 30.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 22.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK22.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,330,827
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#625D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A6CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A3CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92A9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Dark grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC69D
Analogous#9DB9CB, #AF9DCB
Triadic#CB9DA2, #A2CB9D
Split complementary#CBAF9D, #B9CB9D
Tetradic#CB9DB9, #CBC69D, #9DCBAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E1EE
Lighter +10%#BEC2DD
Darker −10%#7C82B9
Darker −20%#5A63A8
Darker −30%#484F87
Darker −40%#363B66
More saturated +25%#8A93DE
Less saturated −25%#B0B1B8

Channel breakdown

R157
G162
B203
Red157 (61.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue233.48°
Saturation (HSL)30.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A2 · B CB

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