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Colour

#9CA8EF

  • #9CA8EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CA8EF is a blue with RGB values 156, 168, 239 and HSL 231°, 72%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CA8EF#9CA8EF
HEX#9CA8EF
RGBrgb(156, 168, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6588, 0.9373
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(231.3, 72.2%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 34.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK34.7%, 29.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,863
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA8EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#635710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B0F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#85B6C1no 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 text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE39C
Analogous#9CD1EF, #BA9CEF
Triadic#EF9CA8, #A8EF9C
Split complementary#EFBA9C, #D1EF9C
Tetradic#EF9CD1, #EFE39C, #9CEFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F5FD
Lighter +10%#C8CFF6
Darker −10%#7081E8
Darker −20%#445BE1
Darker −30%#223BD0
Darker −40%#1B2FA4
More saturated +25%#8E9EFD
Less saturated −25%#AAB2E1

Channel breakdown

R156
G168
B239
Red156 (61.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue231.33°
Saturation (HSL)72.17%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A8 · B EF

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