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Colour

#9CCDFE

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

#9CCDFE is a blue with RGB values 156, 205, 254 and HSL 210°, 98%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CCDFE#9CCDFE
HEX#9CCDFE
RGBrgb(156, 205, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8039, 0.9961
RGB percentages61.2%, 80.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(210, 98%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 38.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK38.6%, 19.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,276,350
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#633201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7AD8DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Lavender · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECD9C
Analogous#9CFEFE, #9C9CFE
Triadic#FE9CCD, #CDFE9C
Split complementary#FE9C9C, #FEFE9C
Tetradic#FE9CFE, #FECD9C, #9CFE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEE7FF
Darker −10%#6AB3FD
Darker −20%#379AFD
Darker −30%#0581FC
Darker −40%#0267CC
More saturated +25%#9BCDFF
Less saturated −25%#A9CDF2

Channel breakdown

R156
G205
B254
Red156 (61.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)98%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G CD · B FE

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