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Recognised as Colour

#9DB4E2

  • #9DB4E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DB4E2 is a blue with RGB values 157, 180, 226 and HSL 220°, 54%, 75%. 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

#9DB4E2#9DB4E2
HEX#9DB4E2
RGBrgb(157, 180, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7059, 0.8863
RGB percentages61.6%, 70.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(220, 54.3%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 30.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK30.5%, 20.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,458
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#624B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B7E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#8ABDC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 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 text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 20.7Light blue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CB9D
Analogous#9DD7E2, #A99DE2
Triadic#E29DB4, #B4E29D
Split complementary#E2A99D, #D6E29D
Tetradic#E29DD6, #E2CB9D, #9DE2A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF0F9
Lighter +10%#C4D2EE
Darker −10%#7696D6
Darker −20%#4E78CB
Darker −30%#355EB1
Darker −40%#29498A
More saturated +25%#8DAFF2
Less saturated −25%#ADB9D2

Channel breakdown

R157
G180
B226
Red157 (61.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)54.33%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B4 · B E2

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