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Recognised as Colour

#9CB4F2

  • #9CB4F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CB4F2 is a blue with RGB values 156, 180, 242 and HSL 223°, 77%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CB4F2#9CB4F2
HEX#9CB4F2
RGBrgb(156, 180, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7059, 0.949
RGB percentages61.2%, 70.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(223.3, 76.8%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 35.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK35.5%, 25.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,269,938
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB4F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#634B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B9F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B1F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#82C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 25.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2DA9C
Analogous#9CDFF2, #AF9CF2
Triadic#F29CB4, #B4F29C
Split complementary#F2AF9C, #DFF29C
Tetradic#F29CDF, #F2DA9C, #9CF2AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F8FE
Lighter +10%#C9D6F8
Darker −10%#6F92EC
Darker −20%#4270E6
Darker −30%#1C51D9
Darker −40%#1740AB
More saturated +25%#8FAEFF
Less saturated −25%#AABAE4

Channel breakdown

R156
G180
B242
Red156 (61.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue223.26°
Saturation (HSL)76.79%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G B4 · B F2

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