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Recognised as Colour

#9AA0FF

  • #9AA0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AA0FF is a blue with RGB values 154, 160, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AA0FF#9AA0FF
HEX#9AA0FF
RGBrgb(154, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(236.4, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,133,759
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#655F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#7CB3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.9Plum · ΔE 28.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF99A
Analogous#9AD2FF, #C79AFF
Triadic#FF9AA0, #A0FF9A
Split complementary#FFC79A, #D3FF9A
Tetradic#FF9AD2, #FFF99A, #9AFFC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDD0FF
Darker −10%#6770FF
Darker −20%#3440FF
Darker −30%#0110FF
Darker −40%#000CCD
More saturated +25%#9AA0FF
Less saturated −25%#A7ABF2

Channel breakdown

R154
G160
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue236.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A0 · B FF

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