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Recognised as Colour

#9DB6F4

  • #9DB6F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9DB6F4 is a blue with RGB values 157, 182, 244 and HSL 223°, 80%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9DB6F4#9DB6F4
HEX#9DB6F4
RGBrgb(157, 182, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7137, 0.9569
RGB percentages61.6%, 71.4%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(222.8, 79.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 35.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK35.7%, 25.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,988
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB6F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#62490B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BBF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B3F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#83C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 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 text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4DB9D
Analogous#9DE2F4, #AF9DF4
Triadic#F49DB6, #B6F49D
Split complementary#F4B09D, #E2F49D
Tetradic#F49DE2, #F4DB9D, #9DF4B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFE
Lighter +10%#CBD8F9
Darker −10%#6F94EF
Darker −20%#4172EA
Darker −30%#1952DF
Darker −40%#1441B1
More saturated +25%#92B1FF
Less saturated −25%#ABBCE6

Channel breakdown

R157
G182
B244
Red157 (61.6%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue222.76°
Saturation (HSL)79.82%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G B6 · B F4

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