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Recognised as Colour

#9CB5FF

  • #9CB5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CB5FF is a blue with RGB values 156, 181, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CB5FF#9CB5FF
HEX#9CB5FF
RGBrgb(156, 181, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7098, 1
RGB percentages61.2%, 71%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.8, 100%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 38.8%, 100%)
CMYK38.8%, 29%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,207
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#634A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7CC4CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE69C
Analogous#9CE6FF, #B59CFF
Triadic#FF9CB5, #B5FF9C
Split complementary#FFB59C, #E6FF9C
Tetradic#FF9CE6, #FFE69C, #9CFFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFDBFF
Darker −10%#698FFF
Darker −20%#3669FF
Darker −30%#0343FF
Darker −40%#0034CF
More saturated +25%#9CB5FF
Less saturated −25%#A8BBF3

Channel breakdown

R156
G181
B255
Red156 (61.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G B5 · B FF

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