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Recognised as Colour

#9FA0DA

  • #9FA0DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA0DA is a blue with RGB values 159, 160, 218 and HSL 239°, 44%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FA0DA#9FA0DA
HEX#9FA0DA
RGBrgb(159, 160, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6275, 0.8549
RGB percentages62.4%, 62.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(239, 44.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 27.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK27.1%, 26.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,402
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#605F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A7DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA3D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#91AAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Thistle · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAD99F
Analogous#9FBDDA, #BC9FDA
Triadic#DA9FA0, #A0DA9F
Split complementary#DABC9F, #BDDA9F
Tetradic#DA9FBD, #DAD99F, #9FDABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E9F6
Lighter +10%#C4C4E8
Darker −10%#7A7CCC
Darker −20%#5557BE
Darker −30%#3E40A2
Darker −40%#30317D
More saturated +25%#8E90EB
Less saturated −25%#B0B0C9

Channel breakdown

R159
G160
B218
Red159 (62.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue238.98°
Saturation (HSL)44.36%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A0 · B DA

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