Colour

#9DBAFF

#9DBAFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9DBAFF is a blue with RGB values 157, 186, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DBAFF#9DBAFF

HEX#9DBAFF

RGBrgb(157, 186, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7294, 1

RGB percentages61.6%, 72.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(222.2, 100%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 38.4%, 100%)

CMYK38.4%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,337,023

CSS custom property--colour: #9DBAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#624500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7EC8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 20 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26.2 Sky blue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE29D

Analogous#9DEBFF, #B19DFF

Triadic#FF9DBA, #BAFF9D

Split complementary#FFB19D, #EBFF9D

Tetradic#FF9DEB, #FFE29D, #9DFFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D0DEFF

Darker −10%#6A96FF

Darker −20%#3772FF

Darker −30%#044EFF

Darker −40%#003ED0

More saturated +25%#9DBAFF

Less saturated −25%#A9BFF3

Channel breakdown

R157

G186

B255

Red157 (61.6%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue222.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9D · G BA · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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