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Recognised as Colour

#9DB9D4

  • #9DB9D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DB9D4 is a blue with RGB values 157, 185, 212 and HSL 209°, 39%, 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

#9DB9D4#9DB9D4
HEX#9DB9D4
RGBrgb(157, 185, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7255, 0.8314
RGB percentages61.6%, 72.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(209.5, 39%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 25.9%, 83.1%)
CMYK25.9%, 12.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,336,724
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB9D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#62462B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB9D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B3D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8DBFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Silver · ΔE 17.5Dark grey · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4B89D
Analogous#9DD4D4, #9D9ED4
Triadic#D49DB9, #B9D49D
Split complementary#D49D9E, #D4D49D
Tetradic#D49DD4, #D4B89D, #9ED49D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4ECF3
Lighter +10%#C0D2E4
Darker −10%#7AA0C4
Darker −20%#5686B5
Darker −30%#426D96
Darker −40%#325373
More saturated +25%#8BB9E6
Less saturated −25%#AFB9C2

Channel breakdown

R157
G185
B212
Red157 (61.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue209.45°
Saturation (HSL)39.01%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B9 · B D4

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