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Recognised as Colour

#9EBBF2

  • #9EBBF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9EBBF2 is a blue with RGB values 158, 187, 242 and HSL 219°, 76%, 78%. 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

#9EBBF2#9EBBF2
HEX#9EBBF2
RGBrgb(158, 187, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7333, 0.949
RGB percentages62%, 73.3%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(219.3, 76.4%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 34.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK34.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,402,802
CSS custom property--colour: #9EBBF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49221WCAG 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 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#61440D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BFF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B7F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Thistle · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D59E
Analogous#9EE5F2, #AB9EF2
Triadic#F29EBB, #BBF29E
Split complementary#F2AB9E, #E5F29E
Tetradic#F29EE5, #F2D59E, #9EF2AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FAFE
Lighter +10%#CBDBF8
Darker −10%#719BEC
Darker −20%#447CE6
Darker −30%#1D5EDA
Darker −40%#174BAD
More saturated +25%#91B7FF
Less saturated −25%#ACBFE4

Channel breakdown

R158
G187
B242
Red158 (62%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue219.29°
Saturation (HSL)76.36%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G BB · B F2

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