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Recognised as Colour

#9DBEF4

  • #9DBEF4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9DBEF4 is a blue with RGB values 157, 190, 244 and HSL 217°, 80%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9DBEF4#9DBEF4
HEX#9DBEF4
RGBrgb(157, 190, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7451, 0.9569
RGB percentages61.6%, 74.5%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(217.2, 79.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 35.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK35.7%, 22.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,338,036
CSS custom property--colour: #9DBEF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#62410B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABC1F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B9F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#82C9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2Light blue · ΔE 23.8Thistle · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4D39D
Analogous#9DE9F4, #A89DF4
Triadic#F49DBE, #BEF49D
Split complementary#F4A89D, #EAF49D
Tetradic#F49DE9, #F4D39D, #9DF4A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FBFE
Lighter +10%#CBDCF9
Darker −10%#6FA0EF
Darker −20%#4181EA
Darker −30%#1964DF
Darker −40%#1450B1
More saturated +25%#92BBFF
Less saturated −25%#ABC1E6

Channel breakdown

R157
G190
B244
Red157 (61.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue217.24°
Saturation (HSL)79.82%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G BE · B F4

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