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Recognised as Colour

#9DB3EA

  • #9DB3EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DB3EA is a blue with RGB values 157, 179, 234 and HSL 223°, 65%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DB3EA#9DB3EA
HEX#9DB3EA
RGBrgb(157, 179, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.702, 0.9176
RGB percentages61.6%, 70.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(222.9, 64.7%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 32.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK32.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,210
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#624C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#87BEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Thistle · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD49D
Analogous#9DD9EA, #AE9DEA
Triadic#EA9DB3, #B3EA9D
Split complementary#EAAE9D, #D9EA9D
Tetradic#EA9DDA, #EAD49D, #9DEAAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F4FC
Lighter +10%#C7D4F3
Darker −10%#7392E1
Darker −20%#4972D8
Darker −30%#2A56C4
Darker −40%#21449A
More saturated +25%#8EADF9
Less saturated −25%#ACB9DB

Channel breakdown

R157
G179
B234
Red157 (61.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B3 · B EA

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