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Colour

#9AEFFF

  • #9AEFFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9AEFFF is a cyan with RGB values 154, 239, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9AEFFF#9AEFFF
HEX#9AEFFF
RGBrgb(154, 239, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.9373, 1
RGB percentages60.4%, 93.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(189.5, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK39.6%, 6.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,153,983
CSS custom property--colour: #9AEFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#651000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0DCFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#70F6F4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.6Powder blue · ΔE 11.5Light blue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light cyan · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAA9A
Analogous#9AFFDD, #9ABCFF
Triadic#FF9AEF, #EFFF9A
Split complementary#FF9ABC, #FFDD9A
Tetradic#DD9AFF, #FFAA9A, #BDFF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDF7FF
Darker −10%#67E7FF
Darker −20%#34DFFF
Darker −30%#01D7FF
Darker −40%#00ADCD
More saturated +25%#9AEFFF
Less saturated −25%#A7E6F2

Channel breakdown

R154
G239
B255
Red154 (60.4%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue189.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G EF · B FF

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