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Recognised as Colour

#9DABBE

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

#9DABBE is a blue with RGB values 157, 171, 190 and HSL 215°, 20%, 68%. 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

#9DABBE#9DABBE
HEX#9DABBE
RGBrgb(157, 171, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6706, 0.7451
RGB percentages61.6%, 67.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(214.5, 20.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 17.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK17.4%, 10%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,333,118
CSS custom property--colour: #9DABBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#625441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5ACBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A8BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#95AFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB09D
Analogous#9DBCBE, #A09DBE
Triadic#BE9DAB, #ABBE9D
Split complementary#BEA09D, #BCBE9D
Tetradic#BE9DBC, #BEB09D, #9DBEA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFB
Lighter +20%#DAE0E7
Lighter +10%#BCC5D2
Darker −10%#7E91AA
Darker −20%#627793
Darker −30%#4D5E75
Darker −40%#394556
More saturated +25%#89A8D2
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R157
G171
B190
Red157 (61.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue214.55°
Saturation (HSL)20.25%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AB · B BE

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