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Recognised as Colour

#9BDCFD

  • #9BDCFD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9BDCFD is a blue with RGB values 155, 220, 253 and HSL 200°, 96%, 80%. 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

#9BDCFD#9BDCFD
HEX#9BDCFD
RGBrgb(155, 220, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8627, 0.9922
RGB percentages60.8%, 86.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(200.2, 96.1%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 38.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK38.7%, 13%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,214,653
CSS custom property--colour: #9BDCFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#642302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCDAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BECEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76E5E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.1Light skyblue · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDBC9B
Analogous#9BFDED, #9BABFD
Triadic#FD9BDC, #DCFD9B
Split complementary#FD9BAB, #FDED9B
Tetradic#ED9BFD, #FDBC9B, #ABFD9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CDEEFE
Darker −10%#69CBFC
Darker −20%#37B9FB
Darker −30%#05A8FA
Darker −40%#0486C8
More saturated +25%#99DDFF
Less saturated −25%#A8D8F0

Channel breakdown

R155
G220
B253
Red155 (60.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue200.2°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G DC · B FD

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