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Colour

#9DA8CF

  • #9DA8CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DA8CF is a blue with RGB values 157, 168, 207 and HSL 227°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DA8CF#9DA8CF
HEX#9DA8CF
RGBrgb(157, 168, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6588, 0.8118
RGB percentages61.6%, 65.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(226.8, 34.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 24.2%, 81.2%)
CMYK24.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,332,367
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA8CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#625730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DABD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A7CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91AFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Dark grey · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC49D
Analogous#9DC1CF, #AB9DCF
Triadic#CF9DA8, #A8CF9D
Split complementary#CFAB9D, #C1CF9D
Tetradic#CF9DC1, #CFC49D, #9DCFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E5F1
Lighter +10%#BFC6E0
Darker −10%#7B8ABE
Darker −20%#596BAD
Darker −30%#45558E
Darker −40%#35416B
More saturated +25%#8B9EE1
Less saturated −25%#AFB2BD

Channel breakdown

R157
G168
B207
Red157 (61.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue226.8°
Saturation (HSL)34.25%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A8 · B CF

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