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Recognised as Colour

#9FB5EE

  • #9FB5EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FB5EE is a blue with RGB values 159, 181, 238 and HSL 223°, 70%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FB5EE#9FB5EE
HEX#9FB5EE
RGBrgb(159, 181, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7098, 0.9333
RGB percentages62.4%, 71%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(223.3, 69.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 33.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK33.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,466,798
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#604A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB3EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#88C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Thistle · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED89F
Analogous#9FDDEE, #B09FEE
Triadic#EE9FB5, #B5EE9F
Split complementary#EEB19F, #DDEE9F
Tetradic#EE9FDD, #EED89F, #9FEEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F8FD
Lighter +10%#CAD6F6
Darker −10%#7494E6
Darker −20%#4872DF
Darker −30%#2554CF
Darker −40%#1D43A4
More saturated +25%#91AFFC
Less saturated −25%#ADBBE0

Channel breakdown

R159
G181
B238
Red159 (62.4%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue223.29°
Saturation (HSL)69.91%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G B5 · B EE

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