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Recognised as Colour

#9DB5FB

  • #9DB5FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DB5FB is a blue with RGB values 157, 181, 251 and HSL 225°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DB5FB#9DB5FB
HEX#9DB5FB
RGBrgb(157, 181, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7098, 0.9843
RGB percentages61.6%, 71%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(224.7, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK37.5%, 27.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,739
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB5FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#624A04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EBBFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#95B3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#80C3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBE39D
Analogous#9DE4FB, #B49DFB
Triadic#FB9DB5, #B5FB9D
Split complementary#FBB49D, #E4FB9D
Tetradic#FB9DE4, #FBE39D, #9DFBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEDAFD
Darker −10%#6C90F9
Darker −20%#3B6BF7
Darker −30%#0A46F5
Darker −40%#0838C4
More saturated +25%#99B3FF
Less saturated −25%#AABBEE

Channel breakdown

R157
G181
B251
Red157 (61.6%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B5 · B FB

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