Colour

#9AC0FF

#9AC0FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#9AC0FF is a blue with RGB values 154, 192, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9AC0FF#9AC0FF

HEX#9AC0FF

RGBrgb(154, 192, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7529, 1

RGB percentages60.4%, 75.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(217.4, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK39.6%, 24.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,141,951

CSS custom property--colour: #9AC0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#653F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9C4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FBAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#78CDD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2 Sky blue · ΔE 22.4 Steel blue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFD99A

Analogous#9AF2FF, #A79AFF

Triadic#FF9AC0, #C0FF9A

Split complementary#FFA79A, #F2FF9A

Tetradic#FF9AF2, #FFD99A, #9AFFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#CDE0FF

Darker −10%#67A0FF

Darker −20%#3480FF

Darker −30%#0161FF

Darker −40%#004DCD

More saturated +25%#9AC0FF

Less saturated −25%#A7C3F2

Channel breakdown

R154

G192

B255

Red154 (60.4%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue217.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G C0 · B FF

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Colour values

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