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Recognised as Colour

#9EADFE

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

#9EADFE is a blue with RGB values 158, 173, 254 and HSL 231°, 98%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9EADFE#9EADFE
HEX#9EADFE
RGBrgb(158, 173, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6784, 0.9961
RGB percentages62%, 67.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(230.6, 98%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 37.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK37.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,399,230
CSS custom property--colour: #9EADFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#615201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#81BDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEEF9E
Analogous#9EDDFE, #BF9EFE
Triadic#FE9EAD, #ADFE9E
Split complementary#FEBF9E, #DDFE9E
Tetradic#FE9EDD, #FEEF9E, #9EFEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0D8FF
Darker −10%#6C82FD
Darker −20%#3958FD
Darker −30%#072DFC
Darker −40%#0222CE
More saturated +25%#9DACFF
Less saturated −25%#AAB5F2

Channel breakdown

R158
G173
B254
Red158 (62%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue230.63°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G AD · B FE

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