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Recognised as Colour

#9DBCFA

  • #9DBCFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9DBCFA is a blue with RGB values 157, 188, 250 and HSL 220°, 90%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9DBCFA#9DBCFA
HEX#9DBCFA
RGBrgb(157, 188, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7373, 0.9804
RGB percentages61.6%, 73.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(220, 90.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 37.2%, 98%)
CMYK37.2%, 24.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,337,530
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBCFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#624305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7C0FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB8F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 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 text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADB9D
Analogous#9DEBFA, #AD9DFA
Triadic#FA9DBC, #BCFA9D
Split complementary#FAAD9D, #EBFA9D
Tetradic#FA9DEA, #FADB9D, #9DFAAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CEDDFC
Darker −10%#6C9BF8
Darker −20%#3C7AF5
Darker −30%#0C59F2
Darker −40%#0A47C1
More saturated +25%#98BAFF
Less saturated −25%#AAC0ED

Channel breakdown

R157
G188
B250
Red157 (61.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)90.29%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G BC · B FA

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