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Recognised as Colour

#9DC1FF

  • #9DC1FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9DC1FF is a blue with RGB values 157, 193, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9DC1FF#9DC1FF
HEX#9DC1FF
RGBrgb(157, 193, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7569, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 75.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(218, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,338,815
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#623E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABC5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1BCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7DCED6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDB9D
Analogous#9DF2FF, #AA9DFF
Triadic#FF9DC1, #C1FF9D
Split complementary#FFAA9D, #F2FF9D
Tetradic#FF9DF2, #FFDB9D, #9DFFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0E1FF
Darker −10%#6AA1FF
Darker −20%#3780FF
Darker −30%#0460FF
Darker −40%#004CD0
More saturated +25%#9DC1FF
Less saturated −25%#A9C4F3

Channel breakdown

R157
G193
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G C1 · B FF

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