Colour

#9DACFF

#9DACFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DACFF is a blue with RGB values 157, 172, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DACFF#9DACFF

HEX#9DACFF

RGBrgb(157, 172, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6745, 1

RGB percentages61.6%, 67.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(230.8, 100%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 38.4%, 100%)

CMYK38.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,333,439

CSS custom property--colour: #9DACFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#625300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#89ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7FBCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7 Plum · ΔE 27.5 Medium purple · ΔE 29 Steel blue · ΔE 29.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFF09D

Analogous#9DDDFF, #BF9DFF

Triadic#FF9DAC, #ACFF9D

Split complementary#FFBF9D, #DDFF9D

Tetradic#FF9DDD, #FFF09D, #9DFFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D0D7FF

Darker −10%#6A81FF

Darker −20%#3756FF

Darker −30%#042AFF

Darker −40%#0020D0

More saturated +25%#9DACFF

Less saturated −25%#A9B4F3

Channel breakdown

R157

G172

B255

Red157 (61.6%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue230.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G AC · B FF

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Colour values

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