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Colour

#9ACCE9

  • #9ACCE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9ACCE9 is a blue with RGB values 154, 204, 233 and HSL 202°, 64%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9ACCE9#9ACCE9
HEX#9ACCE9
RGBrgb(154, 204, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8, 0.9137
RGB percentages60.4%, 80%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(202, 64.2%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 33.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK33.9%, 12.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,145,001
CSS custom property--colour: #9ACCE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#653316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECAEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7FD4D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.8Light skyblue · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2Light blue · ΔE 9.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9B79A
Analogous#9AE9DE, #9AA5E9
Triadic#E99ACC, #CCE99A
Split complementary#E99AA5, #E9DE9A
Tetradic#DE9AE9, #E9B79A, #A5E99A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF6FB
Lighter +10%#C4E1F2
Darker −10%#70B7E0
Darker −20%#46A2D7
Darker −30%#2A89C0
Darker −40%#216B96
More saturated +25%#8BD0F8
Less saturated −25%#A9C8DA

Channel breakdown

R154
G204
B233
Red154 (60.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue202.03°
Saturation (HSL)64.23%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G CC · B E9

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