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Recognised as Colour

#9DA2E8

  • #9DA2E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DA2E8 is a blue with RGB values 157, 162, 232 and HSL 236°, 62%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DA2E8#9DA2E8
HEX#9DA2E8
RGBrgb(157, 162, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6353, 0.9098
RGB percentages61.6%, 63.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(236, 62%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 32.3%, 91%)
CMYK32.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,330,856
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA2E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#625D17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DAAEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A5E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89AFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Plum · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28.3Thistle · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8E39D
Analogous#9DC8E8, #BE9DE8
Triadic#E89DA2, #A2E89D
Split complementary#E8BE9D, #C8E89D
Tetradic#E89DC7, #E8E39D, #9DE8BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F0FB
Lighter +10%#C6C9F2
Darker −10%#747BDE
Darker −20%#4A54D5
Darker −30%#2D37BF
Darker −40%#232B96
More saturated +25%#8E95F7
Less saturated −25%#ACAFD9

Channel breakdown

R157
G162
B232
Red157 (61.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue236°
Saturation (HSL)61.98%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A2 · B E8

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