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Recognised as Colour

#9EACFC

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

#9EACFC is a blue with RGB values 158, 172, 252 and HSL 231°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9EACFC#9EACFC
HEX#9EACFC
RGBrgb(158, 172, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6745, 0.9882
RGB percentages62%, 67.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(231.1, 94%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 37.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK37.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,398,972
CSS custom property--colour: #9EACFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#615303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BADFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#82BCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCEE9E
Analogous#9EDBFC, #BF9EFC
Triadic#FC9EAC, #ACFC9E
Split complementary#FCBF9E, #DBFC9E
Tetradic#FC9EDB, #FCEE9E, #9EFCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFD6FE
Darker −10%#6D82FA
Darker −20%#3B57F9
Darker −30%#0A2DF7
Darker −40%#0623C8
More saturated +25%#9BAAFF
Less saturated −25%#ABB5F0

Channel breakdown

R158
G172
B252
Red158 (62%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue231.06°
Saturation (HSL)94%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G AC · B FC

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