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Recognised as Colour

#9ACEFB

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

#9ACEFB is a blue with RGB values 154, 206, 251 and HSL 208°, 92%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9ACEFB#9ACEFB
HEX#9ACEFB
RGBrgb(154, 206, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8078, 0.9843
RGB percentages60.4%, 80.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(207.8, 92.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 38.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK38.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,145,531
CSS custom property--colour: #9ACEFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#653104

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCCEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#77D9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.2Sky blue · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Powder blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBC79A
Analogous#9AFBF7, #9A9EFB
Triadic#FB9ACE, #CEFB9A
Split complementary#FB9A9E, #FBF79A
Tetradic#F79AFB, #FBC79A, #9EFB9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBE6FD
Darker −10%#69B6F9
Darker −20%#389EF7
Darker −30%#0A86F2
Darker −40%#086BC1
More saturated +25%#96CEFF
Less saturated −25%#A7CDEE

Channel breakdown

R154
G206
B251
Red154 (60.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue207.84°
Saturation (HSL)92.38%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G CE · B FB

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