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Colour

#9DC1DF

  • #9DC1DF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DC1DF is a blue with RGB values 157, 193, 223 and HSL 207°, 51%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DC1DF#9DC1DF
HEX#9DC1DF
RGBrgb(157, 193, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7569, 0.8745
RGB percentages61.6%, 75.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(207.3, 50.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 29.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK29.6%, 13.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,338,783
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC1DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#623E20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C1E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB9DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89C8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.7Sky blue · ΔE 10.4Light skyblue · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFBB9D
Analogous#9DDFDC, #9DA0DF
Triadic#DF9DC1, #C1DF9D
Split complementary#DF9DA0, #DFDC9D
Tetradic#DC9DDF, #DFBB9D, #A0DF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF2F8
Lighter +10%#C3D9EC
Darker −10%#77A9D2
Darker −20%#5090C6
Darker −30%#3877AB
Darker −40%#2B5C85
More saturated +25%#8DC2EF
Less saturated −25%#ADC0CF

Channel breakdown

R157
G193
B223
Red157 (61.6%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)50.77%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G C1 · B DF

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