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Recognised as Colour

#9DB2FE

  • #9DB2FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DB2FE is a blue with RGB values 157, 178, 254 and HSL 227°, 98%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DB2FE#9DB2FE
HEX#9DB2FE
RGBrgb(157, 178, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.698, 0.9961
RGB percentages61.6%, 69.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(227, 98%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 38.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK38.2%, 29.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,334,974
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB2FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#624D01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#91B1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC1CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28Plum · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE99D
Analogous#9DE3FE, #B99DFE
Triadic#FE9DB2, #B2FE9D
Split complementary#FEB99D, #E3FE9D
Tetradic#FE9DE3, #FEE99D, #9DFEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFDAFF
Darker −10%#6B8AFD
Darker −20%#3863FD
Darker −30%#063BFC
Darker −40%#022ECD
More saturated +25%#9CB1FF
Less saturated −25%#A9B9F2

Channel breakdown

R157
G178
B254
Red157 (61.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue227.01°
Saturation (HSL)97.98%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B2 · B FE

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