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Recognised as Colour

#9EF2FB

  • #9EF2FB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9EF2FB is a cyan with RGB values 158, 242, 251 and HSL 186°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9EF2FB#9EF2FB
HEX#9EF2FB
RGBrgb(158, 242, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.949, 0.9843
RGB percentages62%, 94.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(185.8, 92.1%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 37.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK37.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,416,891
CSS custom property--colour: #9EF2FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#610D04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6EBFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6DFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#78F8F4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7Powder blue · ΔE 11.1Light blue · ΔE 14.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Light cyan · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBA79E
Analogous#9EFBD5, #9EC4FB
Triadic#FB9EF2, #F2FB9E
Split complementary#FB9EC4, #FBD69E
Tetradic#D59EFB, #FBA79E, #C3FB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFF9FD
Darker −10%#6DEBF9
Darker −20%#3CE5F7
Darker −30%#0BDEF5
Darker −40%#08B3C5
More saturated +25%#9AF5FF
Less saturated −25%#ABE8EE

Channel breakdown

R158
G242
B251
Red158 (62%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue185.81°
Saturation (HSL)92.08%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G F2 · B FB

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