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Colour

#9AB5FB

  • #9AB5FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AB5FB is a blue with RGB values 154, 181, 251 and HSL 223°, 92%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AB5FB#9AB5FB
HEX#9AB5FB
RGBrgb(154, 181, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7098, 0.9843
RGB percentages60.4%, 71%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(223.3, 92.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 38.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK38.6%, 27.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,139,131
CSS custom property--colour: #9AB5FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#654A04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DBBFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7BC3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9Sky blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBE09A
Analogous#9AE6FB, #B09AFB
Triadic#FB9AB5, #B5FB9A
Split complementary#FBAF9A, #E6FB9A
Tetradic#FB9AE5, #FBE09A, #9AFBAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#CBD9FD
Darker −10%#6991F9
Darker −20%#386DF7
Darker −30%#0A4AF2
Darker −40%#083BC1
More saturated +25%#96B3FF
Less saturated −25%#A7BBEE

Channel breakdown

R154
G181
B251
Red154 (60.4%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue223.3°
Saturation (HSL)92.38%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G B5 · B FB

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