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Recognised as Colour

#9FA8FD

  • #9FA8FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FA8FD is a blue with RGB values 159, 168, 253 and HSL 234°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FA8FD#9FA8FD
HEX#9FA8FD
RGBrgb(159, 168, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6588, 0.9922
RGB percentages62.4%, 65.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(234.3, 95.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 37.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK37.2%, 33.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,463,485
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA8FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#605702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ABFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#84B9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Light skyblue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF49F
Analogous#9FD7FD, #C59FFD
Triadic#FD9FA8, #A8FD9F
Split complementary#FDC59F, #D7FD9F
Tetradic#FD9FD7, #FDF49F, #9FFDC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1D5FE
Darker −10%#6D7BFC
Darker −20%#3B4DFB
Darker −30%#0920FA
Darker −40%#0417CC
More saturated +25%#9DA6FF
Less saturated −25%#ABB2F1

Channel breakdown

R159
G168
B253
Red159 (62.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue234.26°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A8 · B FD

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