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Recognised as Colour

#9BA8EC

  • #9BA8EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9BA8EC is a blue with RGB values 155, 168, 236 and HSL 230°, 68%, 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

#9BA8EC#9BA8EC
HEX#9BA8EC
RGBrgb(155, 168, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6588, 0.9255
RGB percentages60.8%, 65.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(230.4, 68.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 34.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK34.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,201,324
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#645713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AFEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA9EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#84B5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 25.4Thistle · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDF9B
Analogous#9BD1EC, #B69BEC
Triadic#EC9BA8, #A8EC9B
Split complementary#ECB69B, #D1EC9B
Tetradic#EC9BD1, #ECDF9B, #9BECB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F3FC
Lighter +10%#C6CDF4
Darker −10%#7083E4
Darker −20%#455DDC
Darker −30%#2640C8
Darker −40%#1E329D
More saturated +25%#8C9EFB
Less saturated −25%#AAB2DD

Channel breakdown

R155
G168
B236
Red155 (60.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue230.37°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A8 · B EC

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