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Colour

#9DBCE4

  • #9DBCE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DBCE4 is a blue with RGB values 157, 188, 228 and HSL 214°, 57%, 75%. 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

#9DBCE4#9DBCE4
HEX#9DBCE4
RGBrgb(157, 188, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7373, 0.8941
RGB percentages61.6%, 73.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(213.8, 56.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 31.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK31.1%, 17.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,337,508
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBCE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#62431B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEBDE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B6E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#88C5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7Light skyblue · ΔE 11.8Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 17.5Thistle · ΔE 20.8Lavender · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C59D
Analogous#9DDFE4, #A29DE4
Triadic#E49DBC, #BCE49D
Split complementary#E4A29D, #E0E49D
Tetradic#E49DDF, #E4C59D, #9DE4A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF3FA
Lighter +10%#C5D7EF
Darker −10%#75A1D9
Darker −20%#4D85CE
Darker −30%#326CB6
Darker −40%#27548E
More saturated +25%#8DBAF4
Less saturated −25%#ADBED4

Channel breakdown

R157
G188
B228
Red157 (61.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue213.8°
Saturation (HSL)56.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G BC · B E4

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