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Recognised as Colour

#9FBAE3

  • #9FBAE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FBAE3 is a blue with RGB values 159, 186, 227 and HSL 216°, 55%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FBAE3#9FBAE3
HEX#9FBAE3
RGBrgb(159, 186, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7294, 0.8902
RGB percentages62.4%, 72.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(216.2, 54.8%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 30%, 89%)
CMYK30%, 18.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,067
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBAE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#60451C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACBCE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B5E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CC3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 20Lavender · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3C89F
Analogous#9FDCE3, #A69FE3
Triadic#E39FBA, #BAE39F
Split complementary#E3A69F, #DCE39F
Tetradic#E39FDC, #E3C89F, #9FE3A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF3FA
Lighter +10%#C6D6EF
Darker −10%#789ED7
Darker −20%#5081CC
Darker −30%#3567B4
Darker −40%#29518D
More saturated +25%#90B7F3
Less saturated −25%#AFBDD3

Channel breakdown

R159
G186
B227
Red159 (62.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue216.18°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BA · B E3

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