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Colour

#9DBBFF

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

#9DBBFF is a blue with RGB values 157, 187, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9DBBFF#9DBBFF
HEX#9DBBFF
RGBrgb(157, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.6, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,337,279
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#624400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7DC9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Sky blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE19D
Analogous#9DECFF, #B09DFF
Triadic#FF9DBB, #BBFF9D
Split complementary#FFB09D, #ECFF9D
Tetradic#FF9DEC, #FFE19D, #9DFFB0

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%#6A98FF
Darker −20%#3774FF
Darker −30%#0451FF
Darker −40%#0040D0
More saturated +25%#9DBBFF
Less saturated −25%#A9C0F3

Channel breakdown

R157
G187
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G BB · B FF

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