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Colour

#9CA7EA

  • #9CA7EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CA7EA is a blue with RGB values 156, 167, 234 and HSL 232°, 65%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CA7EA#9CA7EA
HEX#9CA7EA
RGBrgb(156, 167, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6549, 0.9176
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(231.5, 65%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 33.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,602
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#635815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#87B4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Plum · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Thistle · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADF9C
Analogous#9CCEEA, #B89CEA
Triadic#EA9CA7, #A7EA9C
Split complementary#EAB89C, #CEEA9C
Tetradic#EA9CCE, #EADF9C, #9CEAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F2FC
Lighter +10%#C6CCF3
Darker −10%#7282E1
Darker −20%#485CD8
Darker −30%#293FC4
Darker −40%#213299
More saturated +25%#8D9CF9
Less saturated −25%#ABB2DB

Channel breakdown

R156
G167
B234
Red156 (61.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue231.54°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A7 · B EA

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