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Colour

#9AC9FF

  • #9AC9FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9AC9FF is a blue with RGB values 154, 201, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9AC9FF#9AC9FF
HEX#9AC9FF
RGBrgb(154, 201, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7882, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 78.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,144,255
CSS custom property--colour: #9AC9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.17:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#653600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8C1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#76D5DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Light blue · ΔE 22.1Lavender · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD09A
Analogous#9AFBFF, #9E9AFF
Triadic#FF9AC9, #C9FF9A
Split complementary#FF9E9A, #FBFF9A
Tetradic#FF9AFB, #FFD09A, #9AFF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDE4FF
Darker −10%#67AEFF
Darker −20%#3492FF
Darker −30%#0177FF
Darker −40%#005FCD
More saturated +25%#9AC9FF
Less saturated −25%#A7CAF2

Channel breakdown

R154
G201
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G C9 · B FF

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