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Colour

#9EBBCC

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

#9EBBCC is a blue with RGB values 158, 187, 204 and HSL 202°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9EBBCC#9EBBCC
HEX#9EBBCC
RGBrgb(158, 187, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7333, 0.8
RGB percentages62%, 73.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(202.2, 31.1%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 22.5%, 80%)
CMYK22.5%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,402,764
CSS custom property--colour: #9EBBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#614433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB4CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#91C0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Light blue · ΔE 10.7Silver · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAF9E
Analogous#9ECCC6, #9EA4CC
Triadic#CC9EBB, #BBCC9E
Split complementary#CC9EA4, #CCC69E
Tetradic#C69ECC, #CCAF9E, #A4CC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EAEF
Lighter +10%#BFD2DE
Darker −10%#7DA4BA
Darker −20%#5B8CA9
Darker −30%#487189
Darker −40%#365568
More saturated +25%#8CC0DF
Less saturated −25%#B1B6BA

Channel breakdown

R158
G187
B204
Red158 (62%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue202.17°
Saturation (HSL)31.08%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G BB · B CC

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