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Recognised as Colour

#9FBCF7

  • #9FBCF7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FBCF7 is a blue with RGB values 159, 188, 247 and HSL 220°, 85%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FBCF7#9FBCF7
HEX#9FBCF7
RGBrgb(159, 188, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7373, 0.9686
RGB percentages62.4%, 73.7%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(220.2, 84.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 35.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK35.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,599
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBCF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#604308

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8C0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB8F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#84C8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7DA9F
Analogous#9FE8F7, #AE9FF7
Triadic#F79FBC, #BCF79F
Split complementary#F7AE9F, #E8F79F
Tetradic#F79FE8, #F7DA9F, #9FF7AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CEDDFB
Darker −10%#709BF3
Darker −20%#417AEF
Darker −30%#135AEA
Darker −40%#1048BA
More saturated +25%#97B9FF
Less saturated −25%#ACC0EA

Channel breakdown

R159
G188
B247
Red159 (62.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue220.23°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BC · B F7

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