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Colour

#9FB2E4

  • #9FB2E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FB2E4 is a blue with RGB values 159, 178, 228 and HSL 223°, 56%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FB2E4#9FB2E4
HEX#9FB2E4
RGBrgb(159, 178, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.698, 0.8941
RGB percentages62.4%, 69.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(223.5, 56.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 30.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK30.3%, 21.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,466,020
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB2E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#604D1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B6E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB0E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#8CBCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Thistle · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4D19F
Analogous#9FD4E4, #AF9FE4
Triadic#E49FB2, #B2E49F
Split complementary#E4AF9F, #D4E49F
Tetradic#E49FD4, #E4D19F, #9FE4AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF2FA
Lighter +10%#C7D2EF
Darker −10%#7792D9
Darker −20%#4F72CE
Darker −30%#3358B7
Darker −40%#28448F
More saturated +25%#90ABF3
Less saturated −25%#AEB9D5

Channel breakdown

R159
G178
B228
Red159 (62.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue223.48°
Saturation (HSL)56.1%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G B2 · B E4

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