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Recognised as Colour

#9AA3EA

  • #9AA3EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AA3EA is a blue with RGB values 154, 163, 234 and HSL 233°, 66%, 76%. 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

#9AA3EA#9AA3EA
HEX#9AA3EA
RGBrgb(154, 163, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6392, 0.9176
RGB percentages60.4%, 63.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(233.3, 65.6%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 34.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK34.2%, 30.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,134,506
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#655C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DABEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A5E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#84B1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Plum · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE19A
Analogous#9ACBEA, #B99AEA
Triadic#EA9AA3, #A3EA9A
Split complementary#EAB99A, #CBEA9A
Tetradic#EA9ACB, #EAE19A, #9AEAB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF0FC
Lighter +10%#C4C9F3
Darker −10%#707DE1
Darker −20%#4656D8
Darker −30%#283AC3
Darker −40%#202D98
More saturated +25%#8B97F9
Less saturated −25%#A9AFDB

Channel breakdown

R154
G163
B234
Red154 (60.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue233.25°
Saturation (HSL)65.57%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A3 · B EA

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