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Recognised as Colour

#9AB3F2

  • #9AB3F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AB3F2 is a blue with RGB values 154, 179, 242 and HSL 223°, 77%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AB3F2#9AB3F2
HEX#9AB3F2
RGBrgb(154, 179, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.702, 0.949
RGB percentages60.4%, 70.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(223, 77.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 36.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK36.4%, 26%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,138,610
CSS custom property--colour: #9AB3F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#654C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB8F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D99A
Analogous#9ADFF2, #AD9AF2
Triadic#F29AB3, #B3F29A
Split complementary#F2AD9A, #DFF29A
Tetradic#F29ADF, #F2D99A, #9AF2AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F7FE
Lighter +10%#C7D5F8
Darker −10%#6D91EC
Darker −20%#406FE6
Darker −30%#1C51D7
Darker −40%#1640AA
More saturated +25%#8DADFF
Less saturated −25%#A8B9E4

Channel breakdown

R154
G179
B242
Red154 (60.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue222.95°
Saturation (HSL)77.19%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G B3 · B F2

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