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Recognised as Colour

#9DAFE8

  • #9DAFE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9DAFE8 is a blue with RGB values 157, 175, 232 and HSL 226°, 62%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9DAFE8#9DAFE8
HEX#9DAFE8
RGBrgb(157, 175, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6863, 0.9098
RGB percentages61.6%, 68.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(225.6, 62%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 32.3%, 91%)
CMYK32.3%, 24.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,334,184
CSS custom property--colour: #9DAFE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 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#625017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB4EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AEE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#88BAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Thistle · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D69D
Analogous#9DD4E8, #B19DE8
Triadic#E89DAF, #AFE89D
Split complementary#E8B19D, #D4E89D
Tetradic#E89DD4, #E8D69D, #9DE8B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F2FB
Lighter +10%#C6D1F2
Darker −10%#748DDE
Darker −20%#4A6CD5
Darker −30%#2D50BF
Darker −40%#233F96
More saturated +25%#8EA7F7
Less saturated −25%#ACB7D9

Channel breakdown

R157
G175
B232
Red157 (61.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue225.6°
Saturation (HSL)61.98%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G AF · B E8

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