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Colour

#9EC2FB

  • #9EC2FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9EC2FB is a blue with RGB values 158, 194, 251 and HSL 217°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9EC2FB#9EC2FB
HEX#9EC2FB
RGBrgb(158, 194, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7608, 0.9843
RGB percentages62%, 76.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(216.8, 92.1%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 37.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK37.1%, 22.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,404,603
CSS custom property--colour: #9EC2FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#613D04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4BCFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#80CED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 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 text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light blue · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD79E
Analogous#9EF1FB, #A89EFB
Triadic#FB9EC2, #C2FB9E
Split complementary#FBA89E, #F1FB9E
Tetradic#FB9EF1, #FBD79E, #9EFBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFE1FD
Darker −10%#6DA3F9
Darker −20%#3C84F7
Darker −30%#0B66F5
Darker −40%#0851C5
More saturated +25%#9AC1FF
Less saturated −25%#ABC5EE

Channel breakdown

R158
G194
B251
Red158 (62%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue216.77°
Saturation (HSL)92.08%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G C2 · B FB

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