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Recognised as Colour

#9CADFD

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

#9CADFD is a blue with RGB values 156, 173, 253 and HSL 229°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CADFD#9CADFD
HEX#9CADFD
RGBrgb(156, 173, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6784, 0.9922
RGB percentages61.2%, 67.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(229.5, 96%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 38.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK38.3%, 31.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,157
CSS custom property--colour: #9CADFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#635202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7EBDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDEC9C
Analogous#9CDDFD, #BC9CFD
Triadic#FD9CAD, #ADFD9C
Split complementary#FDBC9C, #DDFD9C
Tetradic#FD9CDD, #FDEC9C, #9CFDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CED6FE
Darker −10%#6A84FC
Darker −20%#385AFB
Darker −30%#0631FA
Darker −40%#0427C9
More saturated +25%#9AACFF
Less saturated −25%#A9B5F0

Channel breakdown

R156
G173
B253
Red156 (61.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue229.48°
Saturation (HSL)96.04%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AD · B FD

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