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Recognised as Colour

#9BA8FA

  • #9BA8FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9BA8FA is a blue with RGB values 155, 168, 250 and HSL 232°, 90%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9BA8FA#9BA8FA
HEX#9BA8FA
RGBrgb(155, 168, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6588, 0.9804
RGB percentages60.8%, 65.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(231.8, 90.5%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 38%, 98%)
CMYK38%, 32.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,201,338
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#645705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB1FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#86AAF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#7FB8C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Light skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAED9B
Analogous#9BD7FA, #BE9BFA
Triadic#FA9BA8, #A8FA9B
Split complementary#FABD9B, #D8FA9B
Tetradic#FA9BD7, #FAED9B, #9BFABE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#CCD2FC
Darker −10%#6A7EF8
Darker −20%#3A53F5
Darker −30%#0C2BF0
Darker −40%#0A22BF
More saturated +25%#96A4FF
Less saturated −25%#A8B2ED

Channel breakdown

R155
G168
B250
Red155 (60.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue231.79°
Saturation (HSL)90.48%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A8 · B FA

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