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Recognised as Colour

#9DAEEE

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

#9DAEEE is a blue with RGB values 157, 174, 238 and HSL 227°, 70%, 77%. 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

#9DAEEE#9DAEEE
HEX#9DAEEE
RGBrgb(157, 174, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6824, 0.9333
RGB percentages61.6%, 68.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(227.4, 70.4%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 34%, 93.3%)
CMYK34%, 26.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,333,934
CSS custom property--colour: #9DAEEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#625111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ADECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#86BAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 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 text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Thistle · ΔE 26.3Plum · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDD9D
Analogous#9DD7EE, #B59DEE
Triadic#EE9DAE, #AEEE9D
Split complementary#EEB49D, #D7EE9D
Tetradic#EE9DD7, #EEDD9D, #9DEEB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F6FD
Lighter +10%#C8D2F6
Darker −10%#728AE6
Darker −20%#4666DF
Darker −30%#2448CE
Darker −40%#1C38A3
More saturated +25%#8FA6FC
Less saturated −25%#ABB6E0

Channel breakdown

R157
G174
B238
Red157 (61.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue227.41°
Saturation (HSL)70.43%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AE · B EE

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