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Colour

#9EBAFF

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

#9EBAFF is a blue with RGB values 158, 186, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9EBAFF#9EBAFF
HEX#9EBAFF
RGBrgb(158, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages62%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(222.7, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,402,559
CSS custom property--colour: #9EBAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#614500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Sky blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE39E
Analogous#9EEBFF, #B39EFF
Triadic#FF9EBA, #BAFF9E
Split complementary#FFB39E, #EBFF9E
Tetradic#FF9EEB, #FFE39E, #9EFFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1DEFF
Darker −10%#6B96FF
Darker −20%#3871FF
Darker −30%#054DFF
Darker −40%#003CD1
More saturated +25%#9EBAFF
Less saturated −25%#AABFF3

Channel breakdown

R158
G186
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G BA · B FF

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