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Colour

#9DB9D2

  • #9DB9D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DB9D2 is a blue with RGB values 157, 185, 210 and HSL 208°, 37%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DB9D2#9DB9D2
HEX#9DB9D2
RGBrgb(157, 185, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7255, 0.8235
RGB percentages61.6%, 72.5%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(208.3, 37.1%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 25.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK25.2%, 11.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,336,722
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB9D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#62462D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB9D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B3D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8EBFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.3Light blue · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2B69D
Analogous#9DD2D0, #9D9FD2
Triadic#D29DB9, #B9D29D
Split complementary#D29D9E, #D2D09D
Tetradic#D19DD2, #D2B69D, #9ED29D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3EBF2
Lighter +10%#C0D2E2
Darker −10%#7AA0C2
Darker −20%#5787B2
Darker −30%#436D93
Darker −40%#335370
More saturated +25%#8BBAE4
Less saturated −25%#AFB8C0

Channel breakdown

R157
G185
B210
Red157 (61.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue208.3°
Saturation (HSL)37.06%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B9 · B D2

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