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Recognised as Colour

#9DACC9

  • #9DACC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DACC9 is a blue with RGB values 157, 172, 201 and HSL 220°, 29%, 70%. 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

#9DACC9#9DACC9
HEX#9DACC9
RGBrgb(157, 172, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6745, 0.7882
RGB percentages61.6%, 67.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(219.5, 28.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 21.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 14.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,333,385
CSS custom property--colour: #9DACC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#625336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FAAC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92B2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 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 text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Dark grey · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 17.3Silver · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9BA9D
Analogous#9DC2C9, #A49DC9
Triadic#C99DAC, #ACC99D
Split complementary#C9A49D, #C2C99D
Tetradic#C99DC2, #C9BA9D, #9DC9A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE4ED
Lighter +10%#BEC8DB
Darker −10%#7C90B7
Darker −20%#5B74A5
Darker −30%#495D84
Darker −40%#374663
More saturated +25%#8AA6DC
Less saturated −25%#B0B2B6

Channel breakdown

R157
G172
B201
Red157 (61.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue219.55°
Saturation (HSL)28.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AC · B C9

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