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Recognised as Colour

#9AAAEB

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

#9AAAEB is a blue with RGB values 154, 170, 235 and HSL 228°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AAAEB#9AAAEB
HEX#9AAAEB
RGBrgb(154, 170, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6667, 0.9216
RGB percentages60.4%, 66.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(228.1, 66.9%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 34.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK34.5%, 27.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,136,299
CSS custom property--colour: #9AAAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#655514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B0EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FAAE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#83B7C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 26.2Thistle · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDB9A
Analogous#9AD3EB, #B39AEB
Triadic#EB9AAA, #AAEB9A
Split complementary#EBB39A, #D3EB9A
Tetradic#EB9AD3, #EBDB9A, #9AEBB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF2FC
Lighter +10%#C5CEF3
Darker −10%#6F86E3
Darker −20%#4562DA
Darker −30%#2746C5
Darker −40%#1F379A
More saturated +25%#8BA1FA
Less saturated −25%#A9B3DC

Channel breakdown

R154
G170
B235
Red154 (60.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue228.15°
Saturation (HSL)66.94%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G AA · B EB

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