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Colour

#9EA6F1

  • #9EA6F1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9EA6F1 is a blue with RGB values 158, 166, 241 and HSL 234°, 75%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9EA6F1#9EA6F1
HEX#9EA6F1
RGBrgb(158, 166, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.651, 0.9451
RGB percentages62%, 65.1%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(234.2, 74.8%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 34.4%, 94.5%)
CMYK34.4%, 31.1%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,397,425
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA6F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#61590E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FAFF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA8EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#87B4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Plum · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1E99E
Analogous#9ED0F1, #BF9EF1
Triadic#F19EA6, #A6F19E
Split complementary#F1BF9E, #D0F19E
Tetradic#F19ED0, #F1E99E, #9EF1BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FE
Lighter +10%#CBCFF7
Darker −10%#717DEB
Darker −20%#4554E4
Darker −30%#1F31D7
Darker −40%#1927AA
More saturated +25%#909BFF
Less saturated −25%#ACB1E3

Channel breakdown

R158
G166
B241
Red158 (62%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue234.22°
Saturation (HSL)74.77%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A6 · B F1

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