Colour

#9EC4DA

#9EC4DA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EC4DA is a blue with RGB values 158, 196, 218 and HSL 202°, 45%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#9EC4DA

RGBrgb(158, 196, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7686, 0.8549

RGB percentages62%, 76.9%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(202, 44.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202, 27.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK27.5%, 10.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,405,082

CSS custom property--colour: #9EC4DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#613B25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAC3DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1BCDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8CCACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5 Light blue · ΔE 8.2 Sky blue · ΔE 9.7 Powder blue · ΔE 13.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 14 Silver · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAB49E

Analogous#9EDAD2, #9EA6DA

Triadic#DA9EC4, #C4DA9E

Split complementary#DA9EA6, #DAD29E

Tetradic#D29EDA, #DAB49E, #A6DA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8F1F6

Lighter +10%#C3DAE8

Darker −10%#79AECC

Darker −20%#5497BE

Darker −30%#3E7DA1

Darker −40%#2F607D

More saturated +25%#8DC8EB

Less saturated −25%#AFC0C9

Channel breakdown

R158

G196

B218

Red158 (62%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue202°

Saturation (HSL)44.78%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G C4 · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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