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Colour

#9FA0E9

  • #9FA0E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA0E9 is a blue with RGB values 159, 160, 233 and HSL 239°, 63%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FA0E9#9FA0E9
HEX#9FA0E9
RGBrgb(159, 160, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6275, 0.9137
RGB percentages62.4%, 62.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(239.2, 62.7%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 31.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK31.8%, 31.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,417
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA0E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#605F16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A4E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8CADBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Plum · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E89F
Analogous#9FC5E9, #C39FE9
Triadic#E99FA0, #A0E99F
Split complementary#E9C39F, #C5E99F
Tetradic#E99FC5, #E9E89F, #9FE9C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F2FC
Lighter +10%#C8C9F3
Darker −10%#7677DF
Darker −20%#4C4ED6
Darker −30%#2D2FC2
Darker −40%#232599
More saturated +25%#9092F8
Less saturated −25%#AEAEDA

Channel breakdown

R159
G160
B233
Red159 (62.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue239.19°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A0 · B E9

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