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Colour

#9AB9FE

  • #9AB9FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9AB9FE is a blue with RGB values 154, 185, 254 and HSL 221°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9AB9FE#9AB9FE
HEX#9AB9FE
RGBrgb(154, 185, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7255, 0.9961
RGB percentages60.4%, 72.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(221.4, 98%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 39.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK39.4%, 27.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,140,158
CSS custom property--colour: #9AB9FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#654601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#79C7D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Sky blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEDF9A
Analogous#9AEBFE, #AD9AFE
Triadic#FE9AB9, #B9FE9A
Split complementary#FEAD9A, #EBFE9A
Tetradic#FE9AEB, #FEDF9A, #9AFEAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDDCFF
Darker −10%#6796FE
Darker −20%#3573FD
Darker −30%#0250FD
Darker −40%#0240CA
More saturated +25%#99B9FF
Less saturated −25%#A7BEF1

Channel breakdown

R154
G185
B254
Red154 (60.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue221.4°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G B9 · B FE

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