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Colour

#9AC5EA

  • #9AC5EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9AC5EA is a blue with RGB values 154, 197, 234 and HSL 208°, 66%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9AC5EA#9AC5EA
HEX#9AC5EA
RGBrgb(154, 197, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7725, 0.9176
RGB percentages60.4%, 77.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(207.8, 65.6%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 34.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK34.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,143,210
CSS custom property--colour: #9AC5EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#653A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C5ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBCE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#80CED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Sky blue · ΔE 9.7Light blue · ΔE 14.1Powder blue · ΔE 19.2Lavender · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EABF9A
Analogous#9AEAE7, #9A9DEA
Triadic#EA9AC5, #C5EA9A
Split complementary#EA9A9D, #EAE79A
Tetradic#E79AEA, #EABF9A, #9DEA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF5FC
Lighter +10%#C4DDF3
Darker −10%#70ADE1
Darker −20%#4695D8
Darker −30%#287BC3
Darker −40%#206198
More saturated +25%#8BC6F9
Less saturated −25%#A9C4DB

Channel breakdown

R154
G197
B234
Red154 (60.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue207.75°
Saturation (HSL)65.57%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G C5 · B EA

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