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Recognised as Colour

#9DBDEB

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

#9DBDEB is a blue with RGB values 157, 189, 235 and HSL 215°, 66%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DBDEB#9DBDEB
HEX#9DBDEB
RGBrgb(157, 189, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7412, 0.9216
RGB percentages61.6%, 74.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(215.4, 66.1%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 33.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,337,771
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBDEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#624214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBFEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B7EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#85C7CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7Sky blue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 22.1Lavender · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCB9D
Analogous#9DE4EB, #A49DEB
Triadic#EB9DBD, #BDEB9D
Split complementary#EBA49D, #E4EB9D
Tetradic#EB9DE4, #EBCB9D, #9DEBA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F6FC
Lighter +10%#C7DAF4
Darker −10%#73A0E2
Darker −20%#4884DA
Darker −30%#2969C6
Darker −40%#20539C
More saturated +25%#8EBAFA
Less saturated −25%#ACC0DC

Channel breakdown

R157
G189
B235
Red157 (61.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue215.38°
Saturation (HSL)66.1%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G BD · B EB

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