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Recognised as Colour

#9EB6F3

  • #9EB6F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9EB6F3 is a blue with RGB values 158, 182, 243 and HSL 223°, 78%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9EB6F3#9EB6F3
HEX#9EB6F3
RGBrgb(158, 182, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7137, 0.9529
RGB percentages62%, 71.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(223.1, 78%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 35%, 95.3%)
CMYK35%, 25.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,401,523
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB6F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#61490C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2BBF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB3F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#85C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 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 text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 24.5Thistle · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3DB9E
Analogous#9EE1F3, #B09EF3
Triadic#F39EB6, #B6F39E
Split complementary#F3B19E, #E1F39E
Tetradic#F39EE1, #F3DB9E, #9EF3B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFE
Lighter +10%#CBD8F9
Darker −10%#7194ED
Darker −20%#4372E8
Darker −30%#1B52DD
Darker −40%#1641AF
More saturated +25%#92B1FF
Less saturated −25%#ACBCE5

Channel breakdown

R158
G182
B243
Red158 (62%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue223.06°
Saturation (HSL)77.98%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G B6 · B F3

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