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Recognised as Colour

#9B9FFC

  • #9B9FFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9B9FFC is a blue with RGB values 155, 159, 252 and HSL 238°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9B9FFC#9B9FFC
HEX#9B9FFC
RGBrgb(155, 159, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6235, 0.9882
RGB percentages60.8%, 62.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(237.5, 94.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 38.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK38.5%, 36.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,199,036
CSS custom property--colour: #9B9FFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#646003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FB1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Plum · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF89B
Analogous#9BD0FC, #C79BFC
Triadic#FC9B9F, #9FFC9B
Split complementary#FCC79B, #D0FC9B
Tetradic#FC9BD0, #FCF89B, #9BFCC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CDCFFD
Darker −10%#696FFB
Darker −20%#3840F9
Darker −30%#0711F7
Darker −40%#060EC5
More saturated +25%#989CFF
Less saturated −25%#A8ABEF

Channel breakdown

R155
G159
B252
Red155 (60.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue237.53°
Saturation (HSL)94.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 9F · B FC

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