Colour

#9DA7BD

#9DA7BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DA7BD is a blue with RGB values 157, 167, 189 and HSL 221°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9DA7BD

RGBrgb(157, 167, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6549, 0.7412

RGB percentages61.6%, 65.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(221.3, 19.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 16.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK16.9%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,332,093

CSS custom property--colour: #9DA7BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#625842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA5BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#95ABAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 13 Silver · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 16 Thistle · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDB39D

Analogous#9DB7BD, #A39DBD

Triadic#BD9DA7, #A7BD9D

Split complementary#BDA39D, #B7BD9D

Tetradic#BD9DB7, #BDB39D, #9DBDA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F9FB

Lighter +20%#DADEE6

Lighter +10%#BBC2D2

Darker −10%#7F8CA8

Darker −20%#627192

Darker −30%#4E5973

Darker −40%#394255

More saturated +25%#899FD2

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R157

G167

B189

Red157 (61.6%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)19.51%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G A7 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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