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#9EA2FF

Cornflower · light cool blue

About #9EA2FF

#9EA2FF is a vivid, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 64% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Cornflower (ΔE 13.8); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFFB9E — a pale yellow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9EA2FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red158
Green162
Blue255

Closest named colours

Cornflower
#6495ED · ΔE 13.8
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 20.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 22.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #9EA2FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cornflower #9EA2FF.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cornflower #9EA2FF.
9.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9EA2FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9EA2FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#83AEFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7EA7FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#82B4C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9EA2FF?

#9EA2FF is a vivid, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 64% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9EA2FF?

Use black text. Black on #9EA2FF has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9EA2FF?

Its complementary colour is #FFFB9E, and analogous partners are #9ED2FF and #CB9EFF.