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Colour

#9EB7FF

  • #9EB7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9EB7FF is a blue with RGB values 158, 183, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9EB7FF#9EB7FF
HEX#9EB7FF
RGBrgb(158, 183, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7176, 1
RGB percentages62%, 71.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.5, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 28.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,401,791
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#614800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#80C6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8Plum · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE69E
Analogous#9EE8FF, #B59EFF
Triadic#FF9EB7, #B7FF9E
Split complementary#FFB69E, #E7FF9E
Tetradic#FF9EE8, #FFE69E, #9EFFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1DDFF
Darker −10%#6B91FF
Darker −20%#386BFF
Darker −30%#0545FF
Darker −40%#0036D1
More saturated +25%#9EB7FF
Less saturated −25%#AABDF3

Channel breakdown

R158
G183
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G B7 · B FF

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