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Colour

#9CAFE1

  • #9CAFE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9CAFE1 is a blue with RGB values 156, 175, 225 and HSL 223°, 53%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9CAFE1#9CAFE1
HEX#9CAFE1
RGBrgb(156, 175, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6863, 0.8824
RGB percentages61.2%, 68.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(223.5, 53.5%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 30.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK30.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,641
CSS custom property--colour: #9CAFE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#63501E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB3E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99ADE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#89B9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Sky blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CE9C
Analogous#9CD1E1, #AC9CE1
Triadic#E19CAF, #AFE19C
Split complementary#E1AC9C, #D1E19C
Tetradic#E19CD1, #E1CE9C, #9CE1AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEEF9
Lighter +10%#C3CFED
Darker −10%#758FD5
Darker −20%#4E70C9
Darker −30%#3557AF
Darker −40%#294388
More saturated +25%#8CA8F1
Less saturated −25%#ACB6D1

Channel breakdown

R156
G175
B225
Red156 (61.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue223.48°
Saturation (HSL)53.49%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AF · B E1

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