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Recognised as Colour

#9DB0DE

  • #9DB0DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DB0DE is a blue with RGB values 157, 176, 222 and HSL 222°, 50%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DB0DE#9DB0DE
HEX#9DB0DE
RGBrgb(157, 176, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6902, 0.8706
RGB percentages61.6%, 69%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(222.5, 49.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 29.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK29.3%, 20.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,334,430
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB0DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#624F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B3E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 20.3Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECB9D
Analogous#9DD1DE, #AB9DDE
Triadic#DE9DB0, #B0DE9D
Split complementary#DEAB9D, #D1DE9D
Tetradic#DE9DD1, #DECB9D, #9DDEAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EEF8
Lighter +10%#C3CFEB
Darker −10%#7791D1
Darker −20%#5172C4
Darker −30%#395AA9
Darker −40%#2C4583
More saturated +25%#8DA9EE
Less saturated −25%#ADB7CE

Channel breakdown

R157
G176
B222
Red157 (61.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue222.46°
Saturation (HSL)49.62%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B0 · B DE

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