Colour

#9EBDFF

#9EBDFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#9EBDFF is a blue with RGB values 158, 189, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9EBDFF#9EBDFF

HEX#9EBDFF

RGBrgb(158, 189, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7412, 1

RGB percentages62%, 74.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(220.8, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 38%, 100%)

CMYK38%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,403,327

CSS custom property--colour: #9EBDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#614200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7FCBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3 Sky blue · ΔE 25.1 Steel blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFE09E

Analogous#9EEDFF, #B09EFF

Triadic#FF9EBD, #BDFF9E

Split complementary#FFB09E, #EEFF9E

Tetradic#FF9EED, #FFE09E, #9EFFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D1E0FF

Darker −10%#6B9AFF

Darker −20%#3878FF

Darker −30%#0555FF

Darker −40%#0043D1

More saturated +25%#9EBDFF

Less saturated −25%#AAC1F3

Channel breakdown

R158

G189

B255

Red158 (62%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue220.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G BD · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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