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Colour

#9BACF9

  • #9BACF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9BACF9 is a blue with RGB values 155, 172, 249 and HSL 229°, 89%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9BACF9#9BACF9
HEX#9BACF9
RGBrgb(155, 172, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6745, 0.9765
RGB percentages60.8%, 67.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(229.1, 88.7%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 37.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK37.8%, 30.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,202,361
CSS custom property--colour: #9BACF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#645306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B4FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BACF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Plum · ΔE 27.1Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9E89B
Analogous#9BDBF9, #B99BF9
Triadic#F99BAC, #ACF99B
Split complementary#F9B99B, #DBF99B
Tetradic#F99BDB, #F9E89B, #9BF9B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFF
Lighter +10%#CBD4FC
Darker −10%#6B84F6
Darker −20%#3B5CF3
Darker −30%#0E36ED
Darker −40%#0B2BBD
More saturated +25%#95A8FF
Less saturated −25%#A8B4EC

Channel breakdown

R155
G172
B249
Red155 (60.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue229.15°
Saturation (HSL)88.68%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G AC · B F9

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