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Recognised as Colour

#9DCCFE

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

#9DCCFE is a blue with RGB values 157, 204, 254 and HSL 211°, 98%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9DCCFE#9DCCFE
HEX#9DCCFE
RGBrgb(157, 204, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8, 0.9961
RGB percentages61.6%, 80%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(210.9, 98%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 38.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK38.2%, 19.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,341,630
CSS custom property--colour: #9DCCFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#623301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9CDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BD7DDno 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 text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.7Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 19.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21Lavender · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECF9D
Analogous#9DFDFE, #9F9DFE
Triadic#FE9DCC, #CCFE9D
Split complementary#FE9E9D, #FDFE9D
Tetradic#FE9DFD, #FECF9D, #9DFE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFE6FF
Darker −10%#6BB2FD
Darker −20%#3897FD
Darker −30%#067DFC
Darker −40%#0264CD
More saturated +25%#9CCCFF
Less saturated −25%#A9CCF2

Channel breakdown

R157
G204
B254
Red157 (61.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue210.93°
Saturation (HSL)97.98%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G CC · B FE

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