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Recognised as Colour

#9FA5FF

  • #9FA5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA5FF is a blue with RGB values 159, 165, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FA5FF#9FA5FF
HEX#9FA5FF
RGBrgb(159, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(236.3, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,719
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#605A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#83B6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Plum · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 31Steel blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF99F
Analogous#9FD5FF, #C99FFF
Triadic#FF9FA5, #A5FF9F
Split complementary#FFC99F, #D5FF9F
Tetradic#FF9FD5, #FFF99F, #9FFFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2D5FF
Darker −10%#6C75FF
Darker −20%#3945FF
Darker −30%#0616FF
Darker −40%#000DD2
More saturated +25%#9FA5FF
Less saturated −25%#ABB0F3

Channel breakdown

R159
G165
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue236.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A5 · B FF

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