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Recognised as Colour

#9DC7EF

  • #9DC7EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9DC7EF is a blue with RGB values 157, 199, 239 and HSL 209°, 72%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9DC7EF#9DC7EF
HEX#9DC7EF
RGBrgb(157, 199, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7804, 0.9373
RGB percentages61.6%, 78%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(209.3, 71.9%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 34.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK34.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,335
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC7EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#623810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7C7F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#83D0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.8Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 10.9Light blue · ΔE 15.2Powder blue · ΔE 20.3Lavender · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC59D
Analogous#9DEFEE, #9D9EEF
Triadic#EF9DC7, #C7EF9D
Split complementary#EF9D9E, #EFEE9D
Tetradic#EE9DEF, #EFC59D, #9EEF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F9FD
Lighter +10%#C9E0F6
Darker −10%#71AEE8
Darker −20%#4595E1
Darker −30%#227CD1
Darker −40%#1B62A5
More saturated +25%#8FC7FD
Less saturated −25%#ABC7E1

Channel breakdown

R157
G199
B239
Red157 (61.6%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue209.27°
Saturation (HSL)71.93%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G C7 · B EF

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