Colour

#9ADAFD

#9ADAFD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#9ADAFD is a blue with RGB values 154, 218, 253 and HSL 201°, 96%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9ADAFD

RGBrgb(154, 218, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8549, 0.9922

RGB percentages60.4%, 85.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(201.2, 96.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 39.1%, 99.2%)

CMYK39.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,148,605

CSS custom property--colour: #9ADAFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#652502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9D8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBCDFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#75E4E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 6.7 Light blue · ΔE 12 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4 Powder blue · ΔE 15.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDBD9A

Analogous#9AFDEF, #9AA8FD

Triadic#FD9ADA, #DAFD9A

Split complementary#FD9AA9, #FDEF9A

Tetradic#EF9AFD, #FDBD9A, #A8FD9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFFFF

Lighter +10%#CCECFE

Darker −10%#68C8FC

Darker −20%#36B5FB

Darker −30%#05A3F9

Darker −40%#0482C7

More saturated +25%#98DBFF

Less saturated −25%#A7D6F0

Channel breakdown

R154

G218

B253

Red154 (60.4%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue201.21°

Saturation (HSL)96.12%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G DA · B FD

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