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Colour

#9ECCFF

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

#9ECCFF is a blue with RGB values 158, 204, 255 and HSL 212°, 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

#9ECCFF#9ECCFF
HEX#9ECCFF
RGBrgb(158, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages62%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.5, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,407,167
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#613300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9CDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7DD7DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 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 text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2Lavender · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD19E
Analogous#9EFDFF, #A09EFF
Triadic#FF9ECC, #CCFF9E
Split complementary#FFA09E, #FDFF9E
Tetradic#FF9EFD, #FFD19E, #9EFFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1E7FF
Darker −10%#6BB1FF
Darker −20%#3896FF
Darker −30%#057CFF
Darker −40%#0063D1
More saturated +25%#9ECCFF
Less saturated −25%#AACDF3

Channel breakdown

R158
G204
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G CC · B FF

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