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Recognised as Colour

#9FADD7

  • #9FADD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FADD7 is a blue with RGB values 159, 173, 215 and HSL 225°, 41%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FADD7#9FADD7
HEX#9FADD7
RGBrgb(159, 173, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6784, 0.8431
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(225, 41.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 26%, 84.3%)
CMYK26%, 19.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,727
CSS custom property--colour: #9FADD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#605228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B0D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CACD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#91B5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Thistle · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Sky blue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C99F
Analogous#9FC9D7, #AD9FD7
Triadic#D79FAD, #ADD79F
Split complementary#D7AD9F, #C9D79F
Tetradic#D79FC9, #D7C99F, #9FD7AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EBF5
Lighter +10%#C3CCE6
Darker −10%#7B8EC8
Darker −20%#5770B9
Darker −30%#41589C
Darker −40%#324478
More saturated +25%#8EA5E8
Less saturated −25%#B0B6C6

Channel breakdown

R159
G173
B215
Red159 (62.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AD · B D7

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