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Recognised as Colour

#9FA3FD

  • #9FA3FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA3FD is a blue with RGB values 159, 163, 253 and HSL 237°, 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

#9FA3FD#9FA3FD
HEX#9FA3FD
RGBrgb(159, 163, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6392, 0.9922
RGB percentages62.4%, 63.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(237.4, 95.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 37.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK37.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,205
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA3FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#605C02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A8FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84B4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Plum · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.6Slate blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF99F
Analogous#9FD2FD, #CA9FFD
Triadic#FD9FA3, #A3FD9F
Split complementary#FDCA9F, #D2FD9F
Tetradic#FD9FD2, #FDF99F, #9FFDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1D3FE
Darker −10%#6D73FC
Darker −20%#3B43FB
Darker −30%#0913FA
Darker −40%#040DCC
More saturated +25%#9DA1FF
Less saturated −25%#ABAEF1

Channel breakdown

R159
G163
B253
Red159 (62.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue237.45°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A3 · B FD

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