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Recognised as Colour

#9FA8ED

  • #9FA8ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA8ED is a blue with RGB values 159, 168, 237 and HSL 233°, 68%, 78%. 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

#9FA8ED#9FA8ED
HEX#9FA8ED
RGBrgb(159, 168, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6588, 0.9294
RGB percentages62.4%, 65.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(233.1, 68.4%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 32.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK32.9%, 29.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,463,469
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA8ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 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#ABABAB
Inverted#605712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAAEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 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 16.5Plum · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Thistle · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE49F
Analogous#9FCFED, #BD9FED
Triadic#ED9FA8, #A8ED9F
Split complementary#EDBD9F, #CFED9F
Tetradic#ED9FCF, #EDE49F, #9FEDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F6FD
Lighter +10%#CACFF5
Darker −10%#7481E5
Darker −20%#495ADD
Darker −30%#263ACD
Darker −40%#1E2DA2
More saturated +25%#919DFB
Less saturated −25%#ADB3DF

Channel breakdown

R159
G168
B237
Red159 (62.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue233.08°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A8 · B ED

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