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Recognised as Colour

#9CD1FE

  • #9CD1FE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9CD1FE is a blue with RGB values 156, 209, 254 and HSL 208°, 98%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9CD1FE#9CD1FE
HEX#9CD1FE
RGBrgb(156, 209, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8196, 0.9961
RGB percentages61.2%, 82%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(207.6, 98%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 38.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK38.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,277,374
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD1FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#632E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFD1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2C7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#79DCE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.2Sky blue · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Powder blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEC99C
Analogous#9CFEFA, #9CA0FE
Triadic#FE9CD1, #D1FE9C
Split complementary#FE9CA0, #FEFA9C
Tetradic#FA9CFE, #FEC99C, #A0FE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEE8FF
Darker −10%#6ABAFD
Darker −20%#37A2FD
Darker −30%#058BFC
Darker −40%#026FCC
More saturated +25%#9BD1FF
Less saturated −25%#A9D0F2

Channel breakdown

R156
G209
B254
Red156 (61.2%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue207.55°
Saturation (HSL)98%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G D1 · B FE

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