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Recognised as Colour

#9CAFFD

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

#9CAFFD is a blue with RGB values 156, 175, 253 and HSL 228°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CAFFD#9CAFFD
HEX#9CAFFD
RGBrgb(156, 175, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6863, 0.9922
RGB percentages61.2%, 68.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(228.2, 96%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 38.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK38.3%, 30.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,669
CSS custom property--colour: #9CAFFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#635002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7EBECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Plum · ΔE 27.8Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDEA9C
Analogous#9CDFFD, #BA9CFD
Triadic#FD9CAF, #AFFD9C
Split complementary#FDBA9C, #DFFD9C
Tetradic#FD9CDF, #FDEA9C, #9CFDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CED7FE
Darker −10%#6A87FC
Darker −20%#385EFB
Darker −30%#0636FA
Darker −40%#042BC9
More saturated +25%#9AAEFF
Less saturated −25%#A9B7F0

Channel breakdown

R156
G175
B253
Red156 (61.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue228.25°
Saturation (HSL)96.04%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AF · B FD

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