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Recognised as Colour

#9DA5FB

  • #9DA5FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DA5FB is a blue with RGB values 157, 165, 251 and HSL 235°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DA5FB#9DA5FB
HEX#9DA5FB
RGBrgb(157, 165, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6471, 0.9843
RGB percentages61.6%, 64.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(234.9, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK37.5%, 34.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,331,643
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA5FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#625A04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89AFFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A8F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#82B6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 30.2Royal blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBF39D
Analogous#9DD4FB, #C49DFB
Triadic#FB9DA5, #A5FB9D
Split complementary#FBC49D, #D4FB9D
Tetradic#FB9DD4, #FBF39D, #9DFBC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CED2FD
Darker −10%#6C78F9
Darker −20%#3B4BF7
Darker −30%#0A1EF5
Darker −40%#0818C4
More saturated +25%#99A2FF
Less saturated −25%#AAB0EE

Channel breakdown

R157
G165
B251
Red157 (61.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue234.89°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A5 · B FB

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