Colour

#9ACDEA

#9ACDEA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#9ACDEA is a blue with RGB values 154, 205, 234 and HSL 202°, 66%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9ACDEA#9ACDEA

HEX#9ACDEA

RGBrgb(154, 205, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8039, 0.9176

RGB percentages60.4%, 80.4%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(201.8, 65.6%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 34.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK34.2%, 12.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,145,258

CSS custom property--colour: #9ACDEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#653215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFCBECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7FD5D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 9 Light blue · ΔE 9.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6 Powder blue · ΔE 13.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EAB79A

Analogous#9AEADF, #9AA5EA

Triadic#EA9ACD, #CDEA9A

Split complementary#EA9AA5, #EADF9A

Tetradic#DF9AEA, #EAB79A, #A5EA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEF7FC

Lighter +10%#C4E2F3

Darker −10%#70B8E1

Darker −20%#46A3D8

Darker −30%#288BC3

Darker −40%#206D98

More saturated +25%#8BD1F9

Less saturated −25%#A9C9DB

Channel breakdown

R154

G205

B234

Red154 (60.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue201.75°

Saturation (HSL)65.57%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G CD · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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