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Recognised as Colour

#9AC4F9

  • #9AC4F9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9AC4F9 is a blue with RGB values 154, 196, 249 and HSL 213°, 89%, 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

#9AC4F9#9AC4F9
HEX#9AC4F9
RGBrgb(154, 196, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7686, 0.9765
RGB percentages60.4%, 76.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(213.5, 88.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 38.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK38.2%, 21.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,142,969
CSS custom property--colour: #9AC4F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#653B06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C6FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BDF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7AD0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2Light blue · ΔE 22.2Lavender · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9CF9A
Analogous#9AF4F9, #9F9AF9
Triadic#F99AC4, #C4F99A
Split complementary#F99F9A, #F4F99A
Tetradic#F99AF4, #F9CF9A, #9AF9A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFCFF
Lighter +10%#CAE0FC
Darker −10%#6AA8F6
Darker −20%#3A8CF3
Darker −30%#0E70EC
Darker −40%#0B59BC
More saturated +25%#94C3FF
Less saturated −25%#A7C6EC

Channel breakdown

R154
G196
B249
Red154 (60.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue213.47°
Saturation (HSL)88.79%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G C4 · B F9

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