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Recognised as Colour

#9ECAFF

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

#9ECAFF is a blue with RGB values 158, 202, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9ECAFF#9ECAFF
HEX#9ECAFF
RGBrgb(158, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages62%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.8, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,406,655
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#613500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6CCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7DD6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Light blue · ΔE 21.6Lavender · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD39E
Analogous#9EFAFF, #A39EFF
Triadic#FF9ECA, #CAFF9E
Split complementary#FFA39E, #FAFF9E
Tetradic#FF9EFA, #FFD39E, #9EFFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1E6FF
Darker −10%#6BAEFF
Darker −20%#3892FF
Darker −30%#0576FF
Darker −40%#005FD1
More saturated +25%#9ECAFF
Less saturated −25%#AACBF3

Channel breakdown

R158
G202
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G CA · B FF

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