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Recognised as Colour

#9DA8EE

  • #9DA8EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DA8EE is a blue with RGB values 157, 168, 238 and HSL 232°, 70%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DA8EE#9DA8EE
HEX#9DA8EE
RGBrgb(157, 168, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6588, 0.9333
RGB percentages61.6%, 65.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(231.9, 70.4%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 34%, 93.3%)
CMYK34%, 29.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,332,398
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA8EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#625711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA9ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#87B5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4Thistle · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE39D
Analogous#9DD1EE, #BB9DEE
Triadic#EE9DA8, #A8EE9D
Split complementary#EEBB9D, #D1EE9D
Tetradic#EE9DD1, #EEE39D, #9DEEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F5FD
Lighter +10%#C8CFF6
Darker −10%#7281E6
Darker −20%#465BDF
Darker −30%#243BCE
Darker −40%#1C2FA3
More saturated +25%#8F9EFC
Less saturated −25%#ABB2E0

Channel breakdown

R157
G168
B238
Red157 (61.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue231.85°
Saturation (HSL)70.43%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A8 · B EE

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