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Colour

#9AA8FF

  • #9AA8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AA8FF is a blue with RGB values 154, 168, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AA8FF#9AA8FF
HEX#9AA8FF
RGBrgb(154, 168, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6588, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 65.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.7, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,135,807
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#655700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#83AAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7BB9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF19A
Analogous#9ADAFF, #BF9AFF
Triadic#FF9AA8, #A8FF9A
Split complementary#FFBF9A, #DAFF9A
Tetradic#FF9ADA, #FFF19A, #9AFFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDD4FF
Darker −10%#677CFF
Darker −20%#3450FF
Darker −30%#0124FF
Darker −40%#001CCD
More saturated +25%#9AA8FF
Less saturated −25%#A7B1F2

Channel breakdown

R154
G168
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A8 · B FF

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