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Recognised as Colour

#9CC9F0

  • #9CC9F0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CC9F0 is a blue with RGB values 156, 201, 240 and HSL 208°, 74%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CC9F0#9CC9F0
HEX#9CC9F0
RGBrgb(156, 201, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7882, 0.9412
RGB percentages61.2%, 78.8%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(207.9, 73.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 35%, 94.1%)
CMYK35%, 16.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,275,312
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC9F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#63360F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C9F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC0EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#80D2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7Sky blue · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Light blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 19.5Lavender · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0C39C
Analogous#9CF0ED, #9C9FF0
Triadic#F09CC9, #C9F09C
Split complementary#F09C9F, #F0ED9C
Tetradic#ED9CF0, #F0C39C, #9FF09C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F9FD
Lighter +10%#C8E1F7
Darker −10%#70B1E9
Darker −20%#4399E3
Darker −30%#2080D3
Darker −40%#1965A7
More saturated +25%#8ECAFE
Less saturated −25%#AAC8E2

Channel breakdown

R156
G201
B240
Red156 (61.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue207.86°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G C9 · B F0

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