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Colour

#9EC4E6

  • #9EC4E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9EC4E6 is a blue with RGB values 158, 196, 230 and HSL 208°, 59%, 76%. 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 steelblue.

Colour values

#9EC4E6#9EC4E6
HEX#9EC4E6
RGBrgb(158, 196, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7686, 0.902
RGB percentages62%, 76.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(208.3, 59%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 31.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK31.3%, 14.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,405,094
CSS custom property--colour: #9EC4E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#613B19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7C4E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBCE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#88CCCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Light skyblue · ΔE 9.9Sky blue · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 18.1Lavender · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6C09E
Analogous#9EE6E4, #9EA0E6
Triadic#E69EC4, #C4E69E
Split complementary#E69EA0, #E6E49E
Tetradic#E49EE6, #E6C09E, #A0E69E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF5FB
Lighter +10%#C7DDF0
Darker −10%#75ABDC
Darker −20%#4D93D1
Darker −30%#3079BB
Darker −40%#265F92
More saturated +25%#8FC5F5
Less saturated −25%#ADC3D7

Channel breakdown

R158
G196
B230
Red158 (62%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue208.33°
Saturation (HSL)59.02%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G C4 · B E6

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