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Recognised as Colour

#9FB2F3

  • #9FB2F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FB2F3 is a blue with RGB values 159, 178, 243 and HSL 226°, 78%, 79%. 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

#9FB2F3#9FB2F3
HEX#9FB2F3
RGBrgb(159, 178, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.698, 0.9529
RGB percentages62.4%, 69.8%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(226.4, 77.8%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 34.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK34.6%, 26.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,466,035
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB2F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#604D0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB8F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B1F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#87BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 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 text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Thistle · ΔE 26.5Plum · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3E09F
Analogous#9FDCF3, #B69FF3
Triadic#F39FB2, #B2F39F
Split complementary#F3B69F, #DCF39F
Tetradic#F39FDC, #F3E09F, #9FF3B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFE
Lighter +10%#CCD6F9
Darker −10%#728EED
Darker −20%#4469E8
Darker −30%#1C47DD
Darker −40%#1639B0
More saturated +25%#93ABFF
Less saturated −25%#ADB9E5

Channel breakdown

R159
G178
B243
Red159 (62.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue226.43°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G B2 · B F3

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