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Colour

#9EB5DB

  • #9EB5DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EB5DB is a blue with RGB values 158, 181, 219 and HSL 217°, 46%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EB5DB#9EB5DB
HEX#9EB5DB
RGBrgb(158, 181, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7098, 0.8588
RGB percentages62%, 71%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(217.4, 45.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 27.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK27.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,401,243
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB5DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#614A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B7DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8DBDC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 18.7Thistle · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC49E
Analogous#9ED3DB, #A59EDB
Triadic#DB9EB5, #B5DB9E
Split complementary#DBA59E, #D4DB9E
Tetradic#DB9ED4, #DBC49E, #9EDBA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EEF7
Lighter +10%#C3D1E9
Darker −10%#7999CD
Darker −20%#547CBF
Darker −30%#3D63A3
Darker −40%#2F4D7E
More saturated +25%#8DB1EC
Less saturated −25%#AFB9CA

Channel breakdown

R158
G181
B219
Red158 (62%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue217.38°
Saturation (HSL)45.86%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G B5 · B DB

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