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Colour

#9EB9FA

  • #9EB9FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9EB9FA is a blue with RGB values 158, 185, 250 and HSL 222°, 90%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9EB9FA#9EB9FA
HEX#9EB9FA
RGBrgb(158, 185, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7255, 0.9804
RGB percentages62%, 72.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(222.4, 90.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 36.8%, 98%)
CMYK36.8%, 26%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,402,298
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB9FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#614605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3BEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB6F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#81C6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 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 text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Sky blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADF9E
Analogous#9EE7FA, #B19EFA
Triadic#FA9EB9, #B9FA9E
Split complementary#FAB19E, #E7FA9E
Tetradic#FA9EE7, #FADF9E, #9EFAB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFDCFD
Darker −10%#6D96F8
Darker −20%#3D73F5
Darker −30%#0C50F3
Darker −40%#0A40C2
More saturated +25%#99B7FF
Less saturated −25%#ABBEED

Channel breakdown

R158
G185
B250
Red158 (62%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue222.39°
Saturation (HSL)90.2%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G B9 · B FA

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