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Recognised as Colour

#9DACFB

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

#9DACFB is a blue with RGB values 157, 172, 251 and HSL 230°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DACFB#9DACFB
HEX#9DACFB
RGBrgb(157, 172, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6745, 0.9843
RGB percentages61.6%, 67.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(230.4, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK37.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,333,435
CSS custom property--colour: #9DACFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#625304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B4FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BADF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#81BCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBEC9D
Analogous#9DDBFB, #BD9DFB
Triadic#FB9DAC, #ACFB9D
Split complementary#FBBD9D, #DBFB9D
Tetradic#FB9DDB, #FBEC9D, #9DFBBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CED6FD
Darker −10%#6C83F9
Darker −20%#3B59F7
Darker −30%#0A30F5
Darker −40%#0826C4
More saturated +25%#99A9FF
Less saturated −25%#AAB5EE

Channel breakdown

R157
G172
B251
Red157 (61.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue230.43°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AC · B FB

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