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Recognised as Colour

#9DAEF1

  • #9DAEF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DAEF1 is a blue with RGB values 157, 174, 241 and HSL 228°, 75%, 78%. 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

#9DAEF1#9DAEF1
HEX#9DAEF1
RGBrgb(157, 174, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6824, 0.9451
RGB percentages61.6%, 68.2%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(227.9, 75%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.9, 34.9%, 94.5%)
CMYK34.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,333,937
CSS custom property--colour: #9DAEF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43791WCAG 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 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#62510E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B4F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#92AEEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#85BBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 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 text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Plum · ΔE 26.4Thistle · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1E09D
Analogous#9DD8F1, #B69DF1
Triadic#F19DAE, #AEF19D
Split complementary#F1B69D, #D8F19D
Tetradic#F19DD8, #F1E09D, #9DF1B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F8FE
Lighter +10%#CAD3F7
Darker −10%#7089EB
Darker −20%#4464E4
Darker −30%#1F44D6
Darker −40%#1836AA
More saturated +25%#8FA6FF
Less saturated −25%#ABB6E3

Channel breakdown

R157
G174
B241
Red157 (61.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue227.86°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AE · B F1

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