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Colour

#9BA9FC

  • #9BA9FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9BA9FC is a blue with RGB values 155, 169, 252 and HSL 231°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9BA9FC#9BA9FC
HEX#9BA9FC
RGBrgb(155, 169, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6627, 0.9882
RGB percentages60.8%, 66.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(231.3, 94.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 38.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK38.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,201,596
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA9FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#645603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#86ABFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#7EB9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Plum · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCEE9B
Analogous#9BDAFC, #BD9BFC
Triadic#FC9BA9, #A9FC9B
Split complementary#FCBE9B, #DAFC9B
Tetradic#FC9BDA, #FCEE9B, #9BFCBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CDD4FD
Darker −10%#697EFB
Darker −20%#3854F9
Darker −30%#072AF7
Darker −40%#0622C5
More saturated +25%#98A7FF
Less saturated −25%#A8B2EF

Channel breakdown

R155
G169
B252
Red155 (60.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue231.34°
Saturation (HSL)94.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A9 · B FC

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