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Recognised as Colour

#9AC6DD

  • #9AC6DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9AC6DD is a blue with RGB values 154, 198, 221 and HSL 201°, 50%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9AC6DD#9AC6DD
HEX#9AC6DD
RGBrgb(154, 198, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7765, 0.8667
RGB percentages60.4%, 77.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(200.6, 49.6%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 30.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK30.3%, 10.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,143,453
CSS custom property--colour: #9AC6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#653922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC4DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BCDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#85CCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.9Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 8Light skyblue · ΔE 12.7Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB19A
Analogous#9ADDD2, #9AA5DD
Triadic#DD9AC6, #C6DD9A
Split complementary#DD9AA5, #DDD39A
Tetradic#D29ADD, #DDB19A, #A5DD9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F1F7
Lighter +10%#C0DCEA
Darker −10%#74B0D0
Darker −20%#4E9BC3
Darker −30%#3880A6
Darker −40%#2B6380
More saturated +25%#89CBEE
Less saturated −25%#ABC1CC

Channel breakdown

R154
G198
B221
Red154 (60.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue200.6°
Saturation (HSL)49.63%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G C6 · B DD

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