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Recognised as Colour

#9DA7FF

  • #9DA7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DA7FF is a blue with RGB values 157, 167, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DA7FF#9DA7FF
HEX#9DA7FF
RGBrgb(157, 167, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6549, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 65.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(233.9, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.9, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,332,159
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#625800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#83AAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#80B8C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Plum · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 31Royal blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF59D
Analogous#9DD8FF, #C49DFF
Triadic#FF9DA7, #A7FF9D
Split complementary#FFC49D, #D8FF9D
Tetradic#FF9DD8, #FFF59D, #9DFFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0D5FF
Darker −10%#6A79FF
Darker −20%#374BFF
Darker −30%#041EFF
Darker −40%#0015D0
More saturated +25%#9DA7FF
Less saturated −25%#A9B1F3

Channel breakdown

R157
G167
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A7 · B FF

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