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Recognised as Colour

#9DBBE6

  • #9DBBE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DBBE6 is a blue with RGB values 157, 187, 230 and HSL 215°, 59%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DBBE6#9DBBE6
HEX#9DBBE6
RGBrgb(157, 187, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7333, 0.902
RGB percentages61.6%, 73.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(215.3, 59.3%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 31.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK31.7%, 18.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,337,254
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBBE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#624419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACBDE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#87C4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Light blue · ΔE 19.1Thistle · ΔE 21.1Lavender · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6C89D
Analogous#9DE0E6, #A49DE6
Triadic#E69DBB, #BBE69D
Split complementary#E6A49D, #E0E69D
Tetradic#E69DE0, #E6C89D, #9DE6A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF3FB
Lighter +10%#C6D7F0
Darker −10%#749FDC
Darker −20%#4C83D1
Darker −30%#3069BA
Darker −40%#255292
More saturated +25%#8EB8F5
Less saturated −25%#ACBED7

Channel breakdown

R157
G187
B230
Red157 (61.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue215.34°
Saturation (HSL)59.35%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G BB · B E6

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