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Colour

#9DA7C0

  • #9DA7C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DA7C0 is a blue with RGB values 157, 167, 192 and HSL 223°, 22%, 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

#9DA7C0#9DA7C0
HEX#9DA7C0
RGBrgb(157, 167, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6549, 0.7529
RGB percentages61.6%, 65.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 21.7%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 18.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK18.2%, 13%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,332,096
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA7C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#62583F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A9C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#95ACAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 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 text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0B69D
Analogous#9DB8C0, #A59DC0
Triadic#C09DA7, #A7C09D
Split complementary#C0A59D, #B8C09D
Tetradic#C09DB9, #C0B69D, #9DC0A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFC
Lighter +20%#DBDFE8
Lighter +10%#BCC3D4
Darker −10%#7E8BAC
Darker −20%#617096
Darker −30%#4D5977
Darker −40%#394258
More saturated +25%#899ED4
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R157
G167
B192
Red157 (61.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A7 · B C0

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