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Colour

#9AA2F8

  • #9AA2F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AA2F8 is a blue with RGB values 154, 162, 248 and HSL 235°, 87%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AA2F8#9AA2F8
HEX#9AA2F8
RGBrgb(154, 162, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6353, 0.9725
RGB percentages60.4%, 63.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(234.9, 87%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 37.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK37.9%, 34.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,134,264
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA2F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39488WCAG 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 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#655D07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86ACFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A5F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7EB3C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.7Royal blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F09A
Analogous#9AD1F8, #C19AF8
Triadic#F89AA2, #A2F89A
Split complementary#F8C19A, #D1F89A
Tetradic#F89AD1, #F8F09A, #9AF8C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFF
Lighter +10%#CACEFB
Darker −10%#6A76F5
Darker −20%#3B4AF1
Darker −30%#1023E9
Darker −40%#0D1CB9
More saturated +25%#939CFF
Less saturated −25%#A8ADEB

Channel breakdown

R154
G162
B248
Red154 (60.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue234.89°
Saturation (HSL)87.04%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A2 · B F8

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