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Recognised as Colour

#9DB3FB

  • #9DB3FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DB3FB is a blue with RGB values 157, 179, 251 and HSL 226°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DB3FB#9DB3FB
HEX#9DB3FB
RGBrgb(157, 179, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.702, 0.9843
RGB percentages61.6%, 70.2%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(226, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK37.5%, 28.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,227
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB3FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#624C04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BBAFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#80C1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 26Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Plum · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBE59D
Analogous#9DE2FB, #B69DFB
Triadic#FB9DB3, #B3FB9D
Split complementary#FBB69D, #E2FB9D
Tetradic#FB9DE2, #FBE59D, #9DFBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CED9FD
Darker −10%#6C8DF9
Darker −20%#3B67F7
Darker −30%#0A41F5
Darker −40%#0834C4
More saturated +25%#99B1FF
Less saturated −25%#AABAEE

Channel breakdown

R157
G179
B251
Red157 (61.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue225.96°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B3 · B FB

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