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Recognised as Colour

#9AA3FB

  • #9AA3FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AA3FB is a blue with RGB values 154, 163, 251 and HSL 234°, 92%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AA3FB#9AA3FB
HEX#9AA3FB
RGBrgb(154, 163, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6392, 0.9843
RGB percentages60.4%, 63.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(234.4, 92.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 38.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK38.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,134,523
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA3FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#655C04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA6F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7DB4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.5Royal blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBF29A
Analogous#9AD3FB, #C29AFB
Triadic#FB9AA3, #A3FB9A
Split complementary#FBC29A, #D3FB9A
Tetradic#FB9AD3, #FBF29A, #9AFBC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFF
Lighter +10%#CBD0FD
Darker −10%#6976F9
Darker −20%#384AF7
Darker −30%#0A1FF2
Darker −40%#0819C1
More saturated +25%#96A0FF
Less saturated −25%#A7AEEE

Channel breakdown

R154
G163
B251
Red154 (60.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue234.43°
Saturation (HSL)92.38%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A3 · B FB

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