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Colour

#9CA7EE

  • #9CA7EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CA7EE is a blue with RGB values 156, 167, 238 and HSL 232°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CA7EE#9CA7EE
HEX#9CA7EE
RGBrgb(156, 167, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6549, 0.9333
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(232, 70.7%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 34.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK34.5%, 29.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,606
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA7EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#635811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#85B5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE39C
Analogous#9CD0EE, #BA9CEE
Triadic#EE9CA7, #A7EE9C
Split complementary#EEBA9C, #D0EE9C
Tetradic#EE9CD0, #EEE39C, #9CEEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F4FD
Lighter +10%#C8CEF5
Darker −10%#7080E7
Darker −20%#455ADF
Darker −30%#233ACE
Darker −40%#1C2EA2
More saturated +25%#8E9CFD
Less saturated −25%#ABB2E0

Channel breakdown

R156
G167
B238
Red156 (61.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue231.95°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A7 · B EE

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