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Recognised as Colour

#9FBEE2

  • #9FBEE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FBEE2 is a blue with RGB values 159, 190, 226 and HSL 212°, 54%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FBEE2#9FBEE2
HEX#9FBEE2
RGBrgb(159, 190, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7451, 0.8863
RGB percentages62.4%, 74.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(212.2, 53.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 29.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK29.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,469,090
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#60411D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B8E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8BC6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 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 text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.7Light skyblue · ΔE 11.8Sky blue · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 20.1Powder blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C39F
Analogous#9FE0E2, #A19FE2
Triadic#E29FBE, #BEE29F
Split complementary#E2A19F, #E0E29F
Tetradic#E29FE0, #E2C39F, #9FE2A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF3FA
Lighter +10%#C6D9EE
Darker −10%#78A3D6
Darker −20%#5189CA
Darker −30%#366FB2
Darker −40%#2A578B
More saturated +25%#8FBDF2
Less saturated −25%#AFBFD2

Channel breakdown

R159
G190
B226
Red159 (62.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue212.24°
Saturation (HSL)53.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BE · B E2

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