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Recognised as Colour

#9DA9DE

  • #9DA9DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DA9DE is a blue with RGB values 157, 169, 222 and HSL 229°, 50%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DA9DE#9DA9DE
HEX#9DA9DE
RGBrgb(157, 169, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6627, 0.8706
RGB percentages61.6%, 66.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(228.9, 49.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 29.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK29.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,332,638
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA9DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#625621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99AEE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A9DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8CB3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Thistle · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED29D
Analogous#9DCADE, #B29DDE
Triadic#DE9DA9, #A9DE9D
Split complementary#DEB29D, #CADE9D
Tetradic#DE9DCA, #DED29D, #9DDEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9ECF8
Lighter +10%#C3CAEB
Darker −10%#7788D1
Darker −20%#5166C4
Darker −30%#394EA9
Darker −40%#2C3C83
More saturated +25%#8D9FEE
Less saturated −25%#ADB3CE

Channel breakdown

R157
G169
B222
Red157 (61.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue228.92°
Saturation (HSL)49.62%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A9 · B DE

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