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Colour

#9EC3D8

  • #9EC3D8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EC3D8 is a blue with RGB values 158, 195, 216 and HSL 202°, 43%, 73%. 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

#9EC3D8#9EC3D8
HEX#9EC3D8
RGBrgb(158, 195, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7647, 0.8471
RGB percentages62%, 76.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(201.7, 42.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 26.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK26.9%, 9.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,404,824
CSS custom property--colour: #9EC3D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#613C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C2D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BBD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Light blue · ΔE 8.3Sky blue · ΔE 10.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B39E
Analogous#9ED8D0, #9EA6D8
Triadic#D89EC3, #C3D89E
Split complementary#D89EA6, #D8D09E
Tetradic#D09ED8, #D8B39E, #A6D89E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F0F5
Lighter +10%#C2DAE7
Darker −10%#7AACC9
Darker −20%#5596BB
Darker −30%#3F7B9E
Darker −40%#315F79
More saturated +25%#8DC8E9
Less saturated −25%#AFBEC7

Channel breakdown

R158
G195
B216
Red158 (62%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue201.72°
Saturation (HSL)42.65%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G C3 · B D8

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