Colour

#9DACD0

#9DACD0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DACD0 is a blue with RGB values 157, 172, 208 and HSL 222°, 35%, 72%. 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

#9DACD0#9DACD0

HEX#9DACD0

RGBrgb(157, 172, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6745, 0.8157

RGB percentages61.6%, 67.5%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(222.4, 35.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 24.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK24.5%, 17.3%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,333,392

CSS custom property--colour: #9DACD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#62532F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1AED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DAACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#90B3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Thistle · ΔE 17.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5 Sky blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0C19D

Analogous#9DC5D0, #A89DD0

Triadic#D09DAC, #ACD09D

Split complementary#D0A89D, #C5D09D

Tetradic#D09DC5, #D0C19D, #9DD0A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2E6F1

Lighter +10%#BFC9E1

Darker −10%#7B8FBF

Darker −20%#5872AF

Darker −30%#455B8F

Darker −40%#34456D

More saturated +25%#8BA5E2

Less saturated −25%#AFB3BE

Channel breakdown

R157

G172

B208

Red157 (61.6%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue222.35°

Saturation (HSL)35.17%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G AC · B D0

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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