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Recognised as Colour

#9FA3EF

  • #9FA3EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA3EF is a blue with RGB values 159, 163, 239 and HSL 237°, 71%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FA3EF#9FA3EF
HEX#9FA3EF
RGBrgb(159, 163, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6392, 0.9373
RGB percentages62.4%, 63.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(237, 71.4%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237, 33.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK33.5%, 31.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,191
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA3EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39797WCAG 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 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#605C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CACF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A7EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Plum · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 27Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEB9F
Analogous#9FCBEF, #C39FEF
Triadic#EF9FA3, #A3EF9F
Split complementary#EFC39F, #CBEF9F
Tetradic#EF9FCB, #EFEB9F, #9FEFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F7FE
Lighter +10%#CBCDF6
Darker −10%#7379E8
Darker −20%#484FE0
Darker −30%#232CD2
Darker −40%#1C23A6
More saturated +25%#9196FD
Less saturated −25%#ADB0E1

Channel breakdown

R159
G163
B239
Red159 (62.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue237°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A3 · B EF

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