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Recognised as Colour

#9CA9EE

  • #9CA9EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CA9EE is a blue with RGB values 156, 169, 238 and HSL 230°, 71%, 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

#9CA9EE#9CA9EE
HEX#9CA9EE
RGBrgb(156, 169, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6627, 0.9333
RGB percentages61.2%, 66.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(230.5, 70.7%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 34.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK34.5%, 29%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,267,118
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA9EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#635611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B0F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#85B6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 25.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE19C
Analogous#9CD2EE, #B89CEE
Triadic#EE9CA9, #A9EE9C
Split complementary#EEB89C, #D2EE9C
Tetradic#EE9CD2, #EEE19C, #9CEEB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5FD
Lighter +10%#C8CFF5
Darker −10%#7083E7
Darker −20%#455DDF
Darker −30%#233ECE
Darker −40%#1C31A2
More saturated +25%#8E9FFD
Less saturated −25%#ABB3E0

Channel breakdown

R156
G169
B238
Red156 (61.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue230.49°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G A9 · B EE

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