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Colour

#9FABFF

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

#9FABFF is a blue with RGB values 159, 171, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 81%. 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

#9FABFF#9FABFF
HEX#9FABFF
RGBrgb(159, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.5, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,255
CSS custom property--colour: #9FABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#605400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#83BBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Light skyblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF39F
Analogous#9FDBFF, #C39FFF
Triadic#FF9FAB, #ABFF9F
Split complementary#FFC39F, #DBFF9F
Tetradic#FF9FDB, #FFF39F, #9FFFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2D8FF
Darker −10%#6C7EFF
Darker −20%#3952FF
Darker −30%#0625FF
Darker −40%#001AD2
More saturated +25%#9FABFF
Less saturated −25%#ABB4F3

Channel breakdown

R159
G171
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AB · B FF

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