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Colour

#9EB6F9

  • #9EB6F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9EB6F9 is a blue with RGB values 158, 182, 249 and HSL 224°, 88%, 80%. 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

#9EB6F9#9EB6F9
HEX#9EB6F9
RGBrgb(158, 182, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7137, 0.9765
RGB percentages62%, 71.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(224.2, 88.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 36.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK36.5%, 26.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,401,529
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB6F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#614906

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0BCFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B4F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#82C3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Sky blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9E19E
Analogous#9EE4F9, #B39EF9
Triadic#F99EB6, #B6F99E
Split complementary#F9B49E, #E3F99E
Tetradic#F99EE4, #F9E19E, #9EF9B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CEDAFC
Darker −10%#6E92F6
Darker −20%#3E6EF3
Darker −30%#0F4AEF
Darker −40%#0C3BBF
More saturated +25%#98B3FF
Less saturated −25%#ABBCEC

Channel breakdown

R158
G182
B249
Red158 (62%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue224.18°
Saturation (HSL)88.35%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G B6 · B F9

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