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Colour

#9EB8FF

  • #9EB8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9EB8FF is a blue with RGB values 158, 184, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9EB8FF#9EB8FF
HEX#9EB8FF
RGBrgb(158, 184, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7216, 1
RGB percentages62%, 72.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.9, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,402,047
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#614700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0BEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Sky blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE59E
Analogous#9EE9FF, #B49EFF
Triadic#FF9EB8, #B8FF9E
Split complementary#FFB49E, #E9FF9E
Tetradic#FF9EE9, #FFE59E, #9EFFB4

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%#6B93FF
Darker −20%#386DFF
Darker −30%#0548FF
Darker −40%#0038D1
More saturated +25%#9EB8FF
Less saturated −25%#AABEF3

Channel breakdown

R158
G184
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G B8 · B FF

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