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Recognised as Colour

#9CCFE9

  • #9CCFE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9CCFE9 is a blue with RGB values 156, 207, 233 and HSL 200°, 64%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9CCFE9#9CCFE9
HEX#9CCFE9
RGBrgb(156, 207, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8118, 0.9137
RGB percentages61.2%, 81.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(200.3, 63.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 33%, 91.4%)
CMYK33%, 11.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,276,841
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCFE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#633016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CDEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C4E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#82D6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.6Light blue · ΔE 7.5Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Light skyblue · ΔE 10.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9B69C
Analogous#9CE9DD, #9CA9E9
Triadic#E99CCF, #CFE99C
Split complementary#E99CA9, #E9DD9C
Tetradic#DD9CE9, #E9B69C, #A9E99C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF7FC
Lighter +10%#C6E3F2
Darker −10%#72BBE0
Darker −20%#49A7D6
Darker −30%#2B8EC1
Darker −40%#227097
More saturated +25%#8DD4F8
Less saturated −25%#ABCADA

Channel breakdown

R156
G207
B233
Red156 (61.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue200.26°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G CF · B E9

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