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Recognised as Colour

#9DCCFF

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

#9DCCFF is a blue with RGB values 157, 204, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 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

#9DCCFF#9DCCFF
HEX#9DCCFF
RGBrgb(157, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages61.6%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.2, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK38.4%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,341,631
CSS custom property--colour: #9DCCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#623300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8CDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BD8DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 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 text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Lavender · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD09D
Analogous#9DFDFF, #9F9DFF
Triadic#FF9DCC, #CCFF9D
Split complementary#FF9F9D, #FDFF9D
Tetradic#FF9DFD, #FFD09D, #9DFF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0E7FF
Darker −10%#6AB1FF
Darker −20%#3797FF
Darker −30%#047CFF
Darker −40%#0064D0
More saturated +25%#9DCCFF
Less saturated −25%#A9CDF3

Channel breakdown

R157
G204
B255
Red157 (61.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G CC · B FF

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