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Recognised as Colour

#9FA4E3

  • #9FA4E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA4E3 is a blue with RGB values 159, 164, 227 and HSL 236°, 55%, 76%. 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

#9FA4E3#9FA4E3
HEX#9FA4E3
RGBrgb(159, 164, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6431, 0.8902
RGB percentages62.4%, 64.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(235.6, 54.8%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 30%, 89%)
CMYK30%, 27.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,435
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA4E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#605B1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92ABE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA6E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Thistle · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DE9F
Analogous#9FC6E3, #BC9FE3
Triadic#E39FA4, #A4E39F
Split complementary#E3BC9F, #C6E39F
Tetradic#E39FC6, #E3DE9F, #9FE3BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEFFA
Lighter +10%#C6C9EF
Darker −10%#787FD7
Darker −20%#5059CC
Darker −30%#353EB4
Darker −40%#29308D
More saturated +25%#9097F3
Less saturated −25%#AFB1D3

Channel breakdown

R159
G164
B227
Red159 (62.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue235.59°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A4 · B E3

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