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Colour

#9EF5FF

  • #9EF5FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9EF5FF is a cyan with RGB values 158, 245, 255 and HSL 186°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9EF5FF#9EF5FF
HEX#9EF5FF
RGBrgb(158, 245, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.9608, 1
RGB percentages62%, 96.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(186.2, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 38%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 3.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,417,663
CSS custom property--colour: #9EF5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.96:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#610A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8EEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8E2FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76FCF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 8Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Light cyan · ΔE 18Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA89E
Analogous#9EFFD9, #9EC4FF
Triadic#FF9EF5, #F5FF9E
Split complementary#FF9EC4, #FFD99E
Tetradic#D99EFF, #FFA89E, #C4FF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1FAFF
Darker −10%#6BF0FF
Darker −20%#38EAFF
Darker −30%#05E5FF
Darker −40%#00BBD1
More saturated +25%#9EF5FF
Less saturated −25%#AAEBF3

Channel breakdown

R158
G245
B255
Red158 (62%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue186.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G F5 · B FF

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