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Recognised as Colour

#9DB1EF

  • #9DB1EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DB1EF is a blue with RGB values 157, 177, 239 and HSL 225°, 72%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DB1EF#9DB1EF
HEX#9DB1EF
RGBrgb(157, 177, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6941, 0.9373
RGB percentages61.6%, 69.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(225.4, 71.9%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 34.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK34.3%, 25.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,334,703
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#624E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#96AFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#85BDC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Thistle · ΔE 25.6Sky blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFDB9D
Analogous#9DDAEF, #B29DEF
Triadic#EF9DB1, #B1EF9D
Split complementary#EFB29D, #DAEF9D
Tetradic#EF9DDA, #EFDB9D, #9DEFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7FD
Lighter +10%#C9D4F6
Darker −10%#718EE8
Darker −20%#456BE1
Darker −30%#224DD1
Darker −40%#1B3DA5
More saturated +25%#8FAAFD
Less saturated −25%#ABB8E1

Channel breakdown

R157
G177
B239
Red157 (61.6%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue225.37°
Saturation (HSL)71.93%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B1 · B EF

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