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Colour

#9DAAFF

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

#9DAAFF is a blue with RGB values 157, 170, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DAAFF#9DAAFF
HEX#9DAAFF
RGBrgb(157, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(232, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,332,927
CSS custom property--colour: #9DAAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#625500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ACFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Light skyblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF29D
Analogous#9DDBFF, #C19DFF
Triadic#FF9DAA, #AAFF9D
Split complementary#FFC19D, #DBFF9D
Tetradic#FF9DDB, #FFF29D, #9DFFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0D6FF
Darker −10%#6A7EFF
Darker −20%#3752FF
Darker −30%#0425FF
Darker −40%#001CD0
More saturated +25%#9DAAFF
Less saturated −25%#A9B3F3

Channel breakdown

R157
G170
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AA · B FF

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