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Recognised as Colour

#9EDDFE

  • #9EDDFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9EDDFE is a blue with RGB values 158, 221, 254 and HSL 201°, 98%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9EDDFE#9EDDFE
HEX#9EDDFE
RGBrgb(158, 221, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8667, 0.9961
RGB percentages62%, 86.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(200.6, 98%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 37.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK37.8%, 13%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,411,518
CSS custom property--colour: #9EDDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#612201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDDBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFD0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BE6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.6Light skyblue · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEBF9E
Analogous#9EFEEF, #9EADFE
Triadic#FE9EDD, #DDFE9E
Split complementary#FE9EAD, #FEEF9E
Tetradic#EF9EFE, #FEBF9E, #ADFE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0EFFF
Darker −10%#6CCBFD
Darker −20%#39BAFD
Darker −30%#07A8FC
Darker −40%#0288CE
More saturated +25%#9DDDFF
Less saturated −25%#AAD9F2

Channel breakdown

R158
G221
B254
Red158 (62%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue200.63°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G DD · B FE

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