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Recognised as Colour

#9BD5FF

  • #9BD5FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9BD5FF is a blue with RGB values 155, 213, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9BD5FF#9BD5FF
HEX#9BD5FF
RGBrgb(155, 213, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8353, 1
RGB percentages60.8%, 83.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(205.2, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK39.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,212,863
CSS custom property--colour: #9BD5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#642A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3D4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#76DFE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.5Sky blue · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 15.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.52, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC59B
Analogous#9BFFF7, #9BA3FF
Triadic#FF9BD5, #D5FF9B
Split complementary#FF9BA3, #FFF79B
Tetradic#F79BFF, #FFC59B, #A3FF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEEAFF
Darker −10%#68C0FF
Darker −20%#35AAFF
Darker −30%#0295FF
Darker −40%#0077CE
More saturated +25%#9BD5FF
Less saturated −25%#A8D3F3

Channel breakdown

R155
G213
B255
Red155 (60.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue205.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G D5 · B FF

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