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Colour

#9BA9EC

  • #9BA9EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9BA9EC is a blue with RGB values 155, 169, 236 and HSL 230°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9BA9EC#9BA9EC
HEX#9BA9EC
RGBrgb(155, 169, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6627, 0.9255
RGB percentages60.8%, 66.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(229.6, 68.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 34.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK34.3%, 28.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,201,580
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#645613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B0EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA9EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#84B6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDE9B
Analogous#9BD1EC, #B69BEC
Triadic#EC9BA9, #A9EC9B
Split complementary#ECB69B, #D1EC9B
Tetradic#EC9BD1, #ECDE9B, #9BECB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F3FC
Lighter +10%#C6CEF4
Darker −10%#7084E4
Darker −20%#455FDC
Darker −30%#2642C8
Darker −40%#1E349D
More saturated +25%#8C9FFB
Less saturated −25%#AAB3DD

Channel breakdown

R155
G169
B236
Red155 (60.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue229.63°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A9 · B EC

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