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Recognised as Colour

#9DABCE

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

#9DABCE is a blue with RGB values 157, 171, 206 and HSL 223°, 33%, 71%. 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

#9DABCE#9DABCE
HEX#9DABCE
RGBrgb(157, 171, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6706, 0.8078
RGB percentages61.6%, 67.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(222.9, 33.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 23.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK23.8%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,333,134
CSS custom property--colour: #9DABCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#625431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ADD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA9CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#91B2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Thistle · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC09D
Analogous#9DC3CE, #A89DCE
Triadic#CE9DAB, #ABCE9D
Split complementary#CEA89D, #C3CE9D
Tetradic#CE9DC3, #CEC09D, #9DCEA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E5F0
Lighter +10%#BFC8DF
Darker −10%#7B8EBD
Darker −20%#5971AC
Darker −30%#465A8C
Darker −40%#35446A
More saturated +25%#8BA3E0
Less saturated −25%#AFB3BC

Channel breakdown

R157
G171
B206
Red157 (61.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AB · B CE

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