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Recognised as Colour

#9DB0E3

  • #9DB0E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DB0E3 is a blue with RGB values 157, 176, 227 and HSL 224°, 56%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DB0E3#9DB0E3
HEX#9DB0E3
RGBrgb(157, 176, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6902, 0.8902
RGB percentages61.6%, 69%, 89%
HSLhsl(223.7, 55.6%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 30.8%, 89%)
CMYK30.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,334,435
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB0E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#624F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AAEE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#8ABAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D09D
Analogous#9DD3E3, #AD9DE3
Triadic#E39DB0, #B0E39D
Split complementary#E3AD9D, #D3E39D
Tetradic#E39DD3, #E3D09D, #9DE3AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF0FA
Lighter +10%#C5D0EE
Darker −10%#7590D8
Darker −20%#4E70CC
Darker −30%#3356B4
Darker −40%#28438C
More saturated +25%#8DA9F3
Less saturated −25%#ADB7D3

Channel breakdown

R157
G176
B227
Red157 (61.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue223.71°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B0 · B E3

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