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Colour

#9FBAFE

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

#9FBAFE is a blue with RGB values 159, 186, 254 and HSL 223°, 98%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FBAFE#9FBAFE
HEX#9FBAFE
RGBrgb(159, 186, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7294, 0.9961
RGB percentages62.4%, 72.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(222.9, 97.9%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 37.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK37.4%, 26.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,094
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#604501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB7FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#81C8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Sky blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE39F
Analogous#9FEAFE, #B39FFE
Triadic#FE9FBA, #BAFE9F
Split complementary#FEB39F, #EAFE9F
Tetradic#FE9FEA, #FEE39F, #9FFEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1DEFF
Darker −10%#6D96FD
Darker −20%#3A71FD
Darker −30%#084DFC
Darker −40%#023CCF
More saturated +25%#9EBAFF
Less saturated −25%#ABBFF2

Channel breakdown

R159
G186
B254
Red159 (62.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue222.95°
Saturation (HSL)97.94%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BA · B FE

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