Colour

#9EDAF2

#9EDAF2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#9EDAF2 is a cyan with RGB values 158, 218, 242 and HSL 197°, 76%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9EDAF2#9EDAF2

HEX#9EDAF2

RGBrgb(158, 218, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8549, 0.949

RGB percentages62%, 85.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(197.1, 76.4%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 34.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK34.7%, 9.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,410,738

CSS custom property--colour: #9EDAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.76:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#61250D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD7F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0CDF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#80E2E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6 Light blue · ΔE 6.8 Powder blue · ΔE 10.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.99, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2B69E

Analogous#9EF2E0, #9EB0F2

Triadic#F29EDA, #DAF29E

Split complementary#F29EB0, #F2E09E

Tetradic#E09EF2, #F2B69E, #B0F29E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8FCFE

Lighter +10%#CBEBF8

Darker −10%#71C9EC

Darker −20%#44B8E6

Darker −30%#1DA4DA

Darker −40%#1782AD

More saturated +25%#91E0FF

Less saturated −25%#ACD4E4

Channel breakdown

R158

G218

B242

Red158 (62%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)76.36%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9E · G DA · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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