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Colour

#9FBDFF

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

#9FBDFF is a blue with RGB values 159, 189, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FBDFF#9FBDFF
HEX#9FBDFF
RGBrgb(159, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.3, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,468,863
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#604200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#80CBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE19F
Analogous#9FEDFF, #B19FFF
Triadic#FF9FBD, #BDFF9F
Split complementary#FFB19F, #EDFF9F
Tetradic#FF9FED, #FFE19F, #9FFFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2E0FF
Darker −10%#6C9AFF
Darker −20%#3977FF
Darker −30%#0654FF
Darker −40%#0042D2
More saturated +25%#9FBDFF
Less saturated −25%#ABC2F3

Channel breakdown

R159
G189
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BD · B FF

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