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Colour

#9DB1D9

  • #9DB1D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DB1D9 is a blue with RGB values 157, 177, 217 and HSL 220°, 44%, 73%. 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

#9DB1D9#9DB1D9
HEX#9DB1D9
RGBrgb(157, 177, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6941, 0.851
RGB percentages61.6%, 69.4%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(220, 44.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 27.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK27.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,334,681
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB1D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#624E26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B3DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EAED8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#8DB9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Thistle · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9C59D
Analogous#9DCFD9, #A79DD9
Triadic#D99DB1, #B1D99D
Split complementary#D9A79D, #CFD99D
Tetradic#D99DCF, #D9C59D, #9DD9A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7ECF6
Lighter +10%#C2CEE7
Darker −10%#7894CB
Darker −20%#5477BD
Darker −30%#3E5E9F
Darker −40%#30497B
More saturated +25%#8CABEA
Less saturated −25%#AEB7C8

Channel breakdown

R157
G177
B217
Red157 (61.6%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)44.12%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B1 · B D9

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