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Recognised as Colour

#9BDCF9

  • #9BDCF9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9BDCF9 is a cyan with RGB values 155, 220, 249 and HSL 199°, 89%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9BDCF9#9BDCF9
HEX#9BDCF9
RGBrgb(155, 220, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8627, 0.9765
RGB percentages60.8%, 86.3%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(198.5, 88.7%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 37.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK37.8%, 11.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,214,649
CSS custom property--colour: #9BDCF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#642306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFCEF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#78E5E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.5Light blue · ΔE 9.5Light skyblue · ΔE 9.5Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9B89B
Analogous#9BF9E7, #9BADF9
Triadic#F99BDC, #DCF99B
Split complementary#F99BAD, #F9E79B
Tetradic#E79BF9, #F9B89B, #ADF99B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFF
Lighter +10%#CBEDFC
Darker −10%#6BCBF6
Darker −20%#3BBAF3
Darker −30%#0EA8ED
Darker −40%#0B86BD
More saturated +25%#95DEFF
Less saturated −25%#A8D7EC

Channel breakdown

R155
G220
B249
Red155 (60.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue198.51°
Saturation (HSL)88.68%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G DC · B F9

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