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Recognised as Colour

#9ABDFF

  • #9ABDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9ABDFF is a blue with RGB values 154, 189, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9ABDFF#9ABDFF
HEX#9ABDFF
RGBrgb(154, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.2, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,141,183
CSS custom property--colour: #9ABDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#654200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#78CBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDC9A
Analogous#9AF0FF, #AA9AFF
Triadic#FF9ABD, #BDFF9A
Split complementary#FFAA9A, #F0FF9A
Tetradic#FF9AEF, #FFDC9A, #9AFFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDDEFF
Darker −10%#679CFF
Darker −20%#347AFF
Darker −30%#0159FF
Darker −40%#0047CD
More saturated +25%#9ABDFF
Less saturated −25%#A7C1F2

Channel breakdown

R154
G189
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G BD · B FF

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