Colour

#9BD1EF

#9BD1EF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#9BD1EF is a blue with RGB values 155, 209, 239 and HSL 201°, 72%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9BD1EF#9BD1EF

HEX#9BD1EF

RGBrgb(155, 209, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8196, 0.9373

RGB percentages60.8%, 82%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(201.4, 72.4%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 35.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK35.1%, 12.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,211,823

CSS custom property--colour: #9BD1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#642E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7C5EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7ED9DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 8.3 Light blue · ΔE 9.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Powder blue · ΔE 13.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFB99B

Analogous#9BEFE3, #9BA7EF

Triadic#EF9BD1, #D1EF9B

Split complementary#EF9BA7, #EFE39B

Tetradic#E39BEF, #EFB99B, #A7EF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F9FD

Lighter +10%#C7E5F6

Darker −10%#6FBDE8

Darker −20%#43A9E1

Darker −30%#2191D0

Darker −40%#1A73A4

More saturated +25%#8CD5FD

Less saturated −25%#A9CDE0

Channel breakdown

R155

G209

B239

Red155 (60.8%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue201.43°

Saturation (HSL)72.41%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G D1 · B EF

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Colour values

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