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Recognised as Colour

#9FB0FF

  • #9FB0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FB0FF is a blue with RGB values 159, 176, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FB0FF#9FB0FF
HEX#9FB0FF
RGBrgb(159, 176, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6902, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 69%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.4, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 31%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,465,535
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#604F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FB0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#82C0CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Plum · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEE9F
Analogous#9FE0FF, #BE9FFF
Triadic#FF9FB0, #B0FF9F
Split complementary#FFBE9F, #E0FF9F
Tetradic#FF9FE0, #FFEE9F, #9FFFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2DAFF
Darker −10%#6C86FF
Darker −20%#395CFF
Darker −30%#0632FF
Darker −40%#0025D2
More saturated +25%#9FB0FF
Less saturated −25%#ABB8F3

Channel breakdown

R159
G176
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G B0 · B FF

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