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Colour

#9ADEFF

  • #9ADEFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9ADEFF is a cyan with RGB values 154, 222, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9ADEFF#9ADEFF
HEX#9ADEFF
RGBrgb(154, 222, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8706, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 87.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(199.6, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,149,631
CSS custom property--colour: #9ADEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.27:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#652100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDDBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFD0FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#73E7E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.4Light skyblue · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 11.6Powder blue · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBB9A
Analogous#9AFFEE, #9AABFF
Triadic#FF9ADE, #DEFF9A
Split complementary#FF9AAB, #FFEE9A
Tetradic#EE9AFF, #FFBB9A, #ACFF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDEFFF
Darker −10%#67CDFF
Darker −20%#34BDFF
Darker −30%#01ACFF
Darker −40%#008ACD
More saturated +25%#9ADEFF
Less saturated −25%#A7DAF2

Channel breakdown

R154
G222
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue199.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G DE · B FF

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