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Colour

#9FA2F2

  • #9FA2F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA2F2 is a blue with RGB values 159, 162, 242 and HSL 238°, 76%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FA2F2#9FA2F2
HEX#9FA2F2
RGBrgb(159, 162, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6353, 0.949
RGB percentages62.4%, 63.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(237.8, 76.1%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 34.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK34.3%, 33.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,938
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA2F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#605D0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89ACF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A6F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89B1BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Plum · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Light skyblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2EF9F
Analogous#9FCBF2, #C69FF2
Triadic#F29FA2, #A2F29F
Split complementary#F2C69F, #CBF29F
Tetradic#F29FCB, #F2EF9F, #9FF2C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FE
Lighter +10%#CCCEF8
Darker −10%#7276EC
Darker −20%#454BE6
Darker −30%#1E24DA
Darker −40%#171DAE
More saturated +25%#9296FF
Less saturated −25%#ADAFE4

Channel breakdown

R159
G162
B242
Red159 (62.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue237.83°
Saturation (HSL)76.15%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A2 · B F2

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