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Recognised as Colour

#9EC1FE

  • #9EC1FE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9EC1FE is a blue with RGB values 158, 193, 254 and HSL 218°, 98%, 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

#9EC1FE#9EC1FE
HEX#9EC1FE
RGBrgb(158, 193, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7569, 0.9961
RGB percentages62%, 75.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(218.1, 98%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 37.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK37.8%, 24%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,404,350
CSS custom property--colour: #9EC1FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#613E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1BCFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7FCED6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Sky blue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEDB9E
Analogous#9EF1FE, #AB9EFE
Triadic#FE9EC1, #C1FE9E
Split complementary#FEAB9E, #F1FE9E
Tetradic#FE9EF1, #FEDB9E, #9EFEAB

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%#6CA1FD
Darker −20%#3980FD
Darker −30%#0760FC
Darker −40%#024CCE
More saturated +25%#9DC1FF
Less saturated −25%#AAC4F2

Channel breakdown

R158
G193
B254
Red158 (62%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue218.13°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G C1 · B FE

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