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Colour

#9BA7EF

  • #9BA7EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9BA7EF is a blue with RGB values 155, 167, 239 and HSL 231°, 72%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9BA7EF#9BA7EF
HEX#9BA7EF
RGBrgb(155, 167, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6549, 0.9373
RGB percentages60.8%, 65.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(231.4, 72.4%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 35.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK35.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,201,071
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA7EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#645810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90AFF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#83B5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 25.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE39B
Analogous#9BD1EF, #B99BEF
Triadic#EF9BA7, #A7EF9B
Split complementary#EFB99B, #D1EF9B
Tetradic#EF9BD1, #EFE39B, #9BEFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F4FD
Lighter +10%#C7CEF6
Darker −10%#6F80E8
Darker −20%#435AE1
Darker −30%#213AD0
Darker −40%#1A2EA4
More saturated +25%#8C9DFD
Less saturated −25%#A9B1E0

Channel breakdown

R155
G167
B239
Red155 (60.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A7 · B EF

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