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Colour

#9FBAD0

  • #9FBAD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FBAD0 is a blue with RGB values 159, 186, 208 and HSL 207°, 34%, 72%. 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

#9FBAD0#9FBAD0
HEX#9FBAD0
RGBrgb(159, 186, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7294, 0.8157
RGB percentages62.4%, 72.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(206.9, 34.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 23.6%, 81.6%)
CMYK23.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,048
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBAD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#60452F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BAD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB4D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91BFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.3Light blue · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 15.2Dark grey · ΔE 15.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0B59F
Analogous#9FD0CD, #9FA1D0
Triadic#D09FBA, #BAD09F
Split complementary#D09FA1, #D0CE9F
Tetradic#CD9FD0, #D0B59F, #A1D09F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3EBF2
Lighter +10%#C1D3E1
Darker −10%#7DA1BF
Darker −20%#5B89AE
Darker −30%#466F90
Darker −40%#36546D
More saturated +25%#8DBCE2
Less saturated −25%#B1B8BE

Channel breakdown

R159
G186
B208
Red159 (62.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue206.94°
Saturation (HSL)34.27%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BA · B D0

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