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Colour

#9DC2E7

  • #9DC2E7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DC2E7 is a blue with RGB values 157, 194, 231 and HSL 210°, 61%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DC2E7#9DC2E7
HEX#9DC2E7
RGBrgb(157, 194, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7608, 0.9059
RGB percentages61.6%, 76.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(210, 60.7%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 32%, 90.6%)
CMYK32%, 16%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,339,047
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#623D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBBE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#86CACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Light skyblue · ΔE 9.8Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 14.7Powder blue · ΔE 19.9Lavender · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7C29D
Analogous#9DE7E7, #9D9DE7
Triadic#E79DC2, #C2E79D
Split complementary#E79D9D, #E7E79D
Tetradic#E79DE7, #E7C29D, #9DE79D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF5FB
Lighter +10%#C6DCF1
Darker −10%#74A9DD
Darker −20%#4B8FD3
Darker −30%#2E76BD
Darker −40%#245C94
More saturated +25%#8EC2F6
Less saturated −25%#ACC2D8

Channel breakdown

R157
G194
B231
Red157 (61.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)60.66%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G C2 · B E7

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