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#909DFD Color

#909DFD is rgb(144, 157, 253) in RGB, hsl(233, 96%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 38%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), visibly different at ΔE 11.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#909DFD
HEX#909DFD
RGBrgb(144, 157, 253)
HSLhsl(233, 96%, 78%)
HSVhsv(233, 43%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 38%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.14 276.5)
LABlab(66.77% 13.62 -49.99)
LCHlch(66.77% 51.82 285.24)

What #909DFD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #909DFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#909DFD Channel Values

How #909DFD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 144 · G 157 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 96% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 43% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #909DFD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #909DFD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #909DFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #909DFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #909DFD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #909DFD.

How #909DFD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#909DFD
Protanopia#9B9BFD
Protanomaly#979CFD
Deuteranopia#9999FD
Deuteranomaly#959BFD
Tritanopia#7BADAD
Tritanomaly#84A7D2
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #909DFD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-909dfd: #909DFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #909DFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-909dfd': '#909DFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.616, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_909dfd">#909DFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#909DFD"

More Blue Colors

#909DFD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#909DFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #909DFD?

#909DFD is a light blue — rgb(144, 157, 253) in RGB and hsl(233, 96%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.94.

What is the RGB value of #909DFD?

#909DFD is rgb(144, 157, 253) — red 144, green 157, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #909DFD?

#909DFD converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 38%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #909DFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #909DFD scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #909DFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #909DFD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 11.94, which is visibly different.

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