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Recognised as Colour

#9AC3FB

  • #9AC3FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9AC3FB is a blue with RGB values 154, 195, 251 and HSL 215°, 92%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9AC3FB#9AC3FB
HEX#9AC3FB
RGBrgb(154, 195, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7647, 0.9843
RGB percentages60.4%, 76.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(214.6, 92.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 38.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK38.6%, 22.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,142,715
CSS custom property--colour: #9AC3FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#653C04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC6FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BCFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79CFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Light blue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD29A
Analogous#9AF4FB, #A19AFB
Triadic#FB9AC3, #C3FB9A
Split complementary#FBA19A, #F3FB9A
Tetradic#FB9AF4, #FBD29A, #9AFBA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#CBE0FD
Darker −10%#69A6F9
Darker −20%#3889F7
Darker −30%#0A6CF2
Darker −40%#0856C1
More saturated +25%#96C2FF
Less saturated −25%#A7C5EE

Channel breakdown

R154
G195
B251
Red154 (60.4%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue214.64°
Saturation (HSL)92.38%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G C3 · B FB

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