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Recognised as Colour

#9EDAFF

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

#9EDAFF is a blue with RGB values 158, 218, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9EDAFF#9EDAFF
HEX#9EDAFF
RGBrgb(158, 218, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8549, 1
RGB percentages62%, 85.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.9, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 14.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,410,751
CSS custom property--colour: #9EDAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#612500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7BE4E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.4Sky blue · ΔE 7.5Light blue · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Powder blue · ΔE 16.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC39E
Analogous#9EFFF3, #9EAAFF
Triadic#FF9EDA, #DAFF9E
Split complementary#FF9EAA, #FFF39E
Tetradic#F39EFF, #FFC39E, #AAFF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1EDFF
Darker −10%#6BC7FF
Darker −20%#38B3FF
Darker −30%#05A0FF
Darker −40%#0081D1
More saturated +25%#9EDAFF
Less saturated −25%#AAD7F3

Channel breakdown

R158
G218
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G DA · B FF

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