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Colour

#9FABF8

  • #9FABF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FABF8 is a blue with RGB values 159, 171, 248 and HSL 232°, 86%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FABF8#9FABF8
HEX#9FABF8
RGBrgb(159, 171, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6706, 0.9725
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(231.9, 86.4%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 35.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK35.9%, 31%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,248
CSS custom property--colour: #9FABF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#605407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B3FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CADF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#85BAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Plum · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8EC9F
Analogous#9FD7F8, #BF9FF8
Triadic#F89FAB, #ABF89F
Split complementary#F8C09F, #D7F89F
Tetradic#F89FD8, #F8EC9F, #9FF8C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#CFD5FB
Darker −10%#6F81F5
Darker −20%#4058F1
Darker −30%#112FED
Darker −40%#0E25BD
More saturated +25%#98A6FF
Less saturated −25%#ACB4EB

Channel breakdown

R159
G171
B248
Red159 (62.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue231.91°
Saturation (HSL)86.41%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AB · B F8

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