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Colour

#9AA4E9

  • #9AA4E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AA4E9 is a blue with RGB values 154, 164, 233 and HSL 232°, 64%, 76%. 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

#9AA4E9#9AA4E9
HEX#9AA4E9
RGBrgb(154, 164, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6431, 0.9137
RGB percentages60.4%, 64.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(232.4, 64.2%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 33.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK33.9%, 29.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,134,761
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA4E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#655B16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FABECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA6E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#84B1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 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 text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Thistle · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9DF9A
Analogous#9ACCE9, #B79AE9
Triadic#E99AA4, #A4E99A
Split complementary#E9B79A, #CCE99A
Tetradic#E99ACC, #E9DF9A, #9AE9B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEFFB
Lighter +10%#C4CAF2
Darker −10%#707EE0
Darker −20%#4659D7
Darker −30%#2A3DC0
Darker −40%#213096
More saturated +25%#8B99F8
Less saturated −25%#A9AFDA

Channel breakdown

R154
G164
B233
Red154 (60.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue232.41°
Saturation (HSL)64.23%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A4 · B E9

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