Colour

#9FA2FD

#9FA2FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA2FD is a blue with RGB values 159, 162, 253 and HSL 238°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FA2FD#9FA2FD

HEX#9FA2FD

RGBrgb(159, 162, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6353, 0.9922

RGB percentages62.4%, 63.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(238.1, 95.9%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 37.2%, 99.2%)

CMYK37.2%, 36%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,461,949

CSS custom property--colour: #9FA2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#605D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A7FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#84B4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23 Plum · ΔE 26.9 Royal blue · ΔE 30 Slate blue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDFA9F

Analogous#9FD1FD, #CB9FFD

Triadic#FD9FA2, #A2FD9F

Split complementary#FDCB9F, #D1FD9F

Tetradic#FD9FD1, #FDFA9F, #9FFDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D1D2FE

Darker −10%#6D72FC

Darker −20%#3B41FB

Darker −30%#0911FA

Darker −40%#040BCC

More saturated +25%#9DA0FF

Less saturated −25%#ABADF1

Channel breakdown

R159

G162

B253

Red159 (62.4%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue238.09°

Saturation (HSL)95.92%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G A2 · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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