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Recognised as Colour

#9DAAF7

  • #9DAAF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DAAF7 is a blue with RGB values 157, 170, 247 and HSL 231°, 85%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DAAF7#9DAAF7
HEX#9DAAF7
RGBrgb(157, 170, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6667, 0.9686
RGB percentages61.6%, 66.7%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(231.3, 84.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 36.4%, 96.9%)
CMYK36.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,332,919
CSS custom property--colour: #9DAAF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#625508

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B2FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BABF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#83B9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Plum · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7EA9D
Analogous#9DD7F7, #BD9DF7
Triadic#F79DAA, #AAF79D
Split complementary#F7BD9D, #D7F79D
Tetradic#F79DD7, #F7EA9D, #9DF7BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFF
Lighter +10%#CCD3FB
Darker −10%#6E81F3
Darker −20%#3F58EF
Darker −30%#1332E8
Darker −40%#0F28B9
More saturated +25%#95A4FF
Less saturated −25%#AAB3EA

Channel breakdown

R157
G170
B247
Red157 (61.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue231.33°
Saturation (HSL)84.91%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AA · B F7

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