Colour

#9DB9F9

#9DB9F9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#9DB9F9 is a blue with RGB values 157, 185, 249 and HSL 222°, 88%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9DB9F9#9DB9F9

HEX#9DB9F9

RGBrgb(157, 185, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7255, 0.9765

RGB percentages61.6%, 72.5%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(221.7, 88.5%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 36.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK36.9%, 25.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,336,761

CSS custom property--colour: #9DB9F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#624606

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3BEFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB6F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#80C6CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 21 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8 Sky blue · ΔE 24.9 Steel blue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F9DD9D

Analogous#9DE7F9, #AF9DF9

Triadic#F99DB9, #B9F99D

Split complementary#F9AF9D, #E7F99D

Tetradic#F99DE7, #F9DD9D, #9DF9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFEFF

Lighter +10%#CDDBFC

Darker −10%#6D97F6

Darker −20%#3D74F3

Darker −30%#0F53EE

Darker −40%#0C42BE

More saturated +25%#97B7FF

Less saturated −25%#AABEEC

Channel breakdown

R157

G185

B249

Red157 (61.6%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue221.74°

Saturation (HSL)88.46%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G B9 · B F9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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