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Recognised as Colour

#9CCBFC

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

#9CCBFC is a blue with RGB values 156, 203, 252 and HSL 211°, 94%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CCBFC#9CCBFC
HEX#9CCBFC
RGBrgb(156, 203, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7961, 0.9882
RGB percentages61.2%, 79.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(210.6, 94.1%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 38.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK38.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,275,836
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCBFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#633403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8CCFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACC2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BD6DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.3Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21Lavender · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCCD9C
Analogous#9CFBFC, #9D9CFC
Triadic#FC9CCB, #CBFC9C
Split complementary#FC9D9C, #FBFC9C
Tetradic#FC9CFB, #FCCD9C, #9CFC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEE5FE
Darker −10%#6AB1FB
Darker −20%#3997F9
Darker −30%#077DF8
Darker −40%#0664C6
More saturated +25%#99CBFF
Less saturated −25%#A9CBEF

Channel breakdown

R156
G203
B252
Red156 (61.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue210.63°
Saturation (HSL)94.12%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G CB · B FC

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