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Recognised as Colour

#9DAFDE

  • #9DAFDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DAFDE is a blue with RGB values 157, 175, 222 and HSL 223°, 50%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DAFDE#9DAFDE
HEX#9DAFDE
RGBrgb(157, 175, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6863, 0.8706
RGB percentages61.6%, 68.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(223.4, 49.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 29.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK29.3%, 21.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,334,174
CSS custom property--colour: #9DAFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#625021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B3E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BADDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 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 text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Thistle · ΔE 20.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECC9D
Analogous#9DD0DE, #AB9DDE
Triadic#DE9DAF, #AFDE9D
Split complementary#DEAB9D, #D0DE9D
Tetradic#DE9DD0, #DECC9D, #9DDEAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EDF8
Lighter +10%#C3CEEB
Darker −10%#7790D1
Darker −20%#5171C4
Darker −30%#3958A9
Darker −40%#2C4483
More saturated +25%#8DA8EE
Less saturated −25%#ADB6CE

Channel breakdown

R157
G175
B222
Red157 (61.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue223.38°
Saturation (HSL)49.62%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AF · B DE

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