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Recognised as Colour

#9CADEB

  • #9CADEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CADEB is a blue with RGB values 156, 173, 235 and HSL 227°, 66%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CADEB#9CADEB
HEX#9CADEB
RGBrgb(156, 173, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6784, 0.9216
RGB percentages61.2%, 67.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(227.1, 66.4%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 33.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK33.6%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,139
CSS custom property--colour: #9CADEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#635214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ACEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#86B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Thistle · ΔE 25.7Plum · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDA9C
Analogous#9CD5EB, #B29CEB
Triadic#EB9CAD, #ADEB9C
Split complementary#EBB29C, #D5EB9C
Tetradic#EB9CD5, #EBDA9C, #9CEBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F3FC
Lighter +10%#C6D0F4
Darker −10%#728AE2
Darker −20%#4767DA
Darker −30%#284AC6
Darker −40%#1F3A9C
More saturated +25%#8DA5FA
Less saturated −25%#ABB5DC

Channel breakdown

R156
G173
B235
Red156 (61.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue227.09°
Saturation (HSL)66.39%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AD · B EB

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