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Recognised as Colour

#9BBAFE

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

#9BBAFE is a blue with RGB values 155, 186, 254 and HSL 221°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9BBAFE#9BBAFE
HEX#9BBAFE
RGBrgb(155, 186, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7294, 0.9961
RGB percentages60.8%, 72.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(221.2, 98%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 39%, 99.6%)
CMYK39%, 26.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,205,950
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#644501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7BC8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Sky blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEDF9B
Analogous#9BEBFE, #AE9BFE
Triadic#FE9BBA, #BAFE9B
Split complementary#FEAE9B, #EBFE9B
Tetradic#FE9BEB, #FEDF9B, #9BFEAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDDDFF
Darker −10%#6997FD
Darker −20%#3674FD
Darker −30%#0451FC
Darker −40%#0241CB
More saturated +25%#9ABAFF
Less saturated −25%#A8BFF1

Channel breakdown

R155
G186
B254
Red155 (60.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue221.21°
Saturation (HSL)98.02%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G BA · B FE

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