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Recognised as Colour

#9DA2EC

  • #9DA2EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DA2EC is a blue with RGB values 157, 162, 236 and HSL 236°, 68%, 77%. 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

#9DA2EC#9DA2EC
HEX#9DA2EC
RGBrgb(157, 162, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6353, 0.9255
RGB percentages61.6%, 63.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(236.2, 67.5%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.2, 33.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK33.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,330,860
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#625D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BABEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A5EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#88B0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Plum · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE79D
Analogous#9DCAEC, #C09DEC
Triadic#EC9DA2, #A2EC9D
Split complementary#ECBF9D, #CAEC9D
Tetradic#EC9DCA, #ECE79D, #9DECC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F3FD
Lighter +10%#C8CBF4
Darker −10%#7279E4
Darker −20%#4851DB
Darker −30%#2731C9
Darker −40%#1F279E
More saturated +25%#8E95FB
Less saturated −25%#ACAFDD

Channel breakdown

R157
G162
B236
Red157 (61.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue236.2°
Saturation (HSL)67.52%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A2 · B EC

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