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Colour

#9DA9CA

  • #9DA9CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DA9CA is a blue with RGB values 157, 169, 202 and HSL 224°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DA9CA#9DA9CA
HEX#9DA9CA
RGBrgb(157, 169, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6627, 0.7922
RGB percentages61.6%, 66.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(224, 29.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 22.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK22.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,332,618
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA9CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#625635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FABCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA8C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#92AFB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 17.4Dark grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABE9D
Analogous#9DC0CA, #A89DCA
Triadic#CA9DA9, #A9CA9D
Split complementary#CAA89D, #C0CA9D
Tetradic#CA9DC0, #CABE9D, #9DCAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE3EE
Lighter +10%#BEC6DC
Darker −10%#7C8CB8
Darker −20%#5B6FA6
Darker −30%#485986
Darker −40%#364365
More saturated +25%#8AA0DD
Less saturated −25%#B0B2B7

Channel breakdown

R157
G169
B202
Red157 (61.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)29.8%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A9 · B CA

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