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Recognised as Colour

#9DADD7

  • #9DADD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DADD7 is a blue with RGB values 157, 173, 215 and HSL 223°, 42%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DADD7#9DADD7
HEX#9DADD7
RGBrgb(157, 173, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6784, 0.8431
RGB percentages61.6%, 67.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(223.4, 42%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 27%, 84.3%)
CMYK27%, 19.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,333,655
CSS custom property--colour: #9DADD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#625228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B0D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BABD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C79D
Analogous#9DCAD7, #AA9DD7
Triadic#D79DAD, #ADD79D
Split complementary#D7AA9D, #CAD79D
Tetradic#D79DCA, #D7C79D, #9DD7AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EAF5
Lighter +10%#C1CBE6
Darker −10%#798FC8
Darker −20%#5570B9
Darker −30%#3F599C
Darker −40%#314477
More saturated +25%#8CA5E8
Less saturated −25%#AEB5C6

Channel breakdown

R157
G173
B215
Red157 (61.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue223.45°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AD · B D7

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