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Recognised as Colour

#9FBEFD

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

#9FBEFD is a blue with RGB values 159, 190, 253 and HSL 220°, 96%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FBEFD#9FBEFD
HEX#9FBEFD
RGBrgb(159, 190, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7451, 0.9922
RGB percentages62.4%, 74.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(220.2, 95.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 37.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK37.2%, 24.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,469,117
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBEFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#604102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FBAFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#81CBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDDE9F
Analogous#9FEDFD, #AF9FFD
Triadic#FD9FBE, #BEFD9F
Split complementary#FDAF9F, #EDFD9F
Tetradic#FD9FED, #FDDE9F, #9FFDAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1E0FE
Darker −10%#6D9CFC
Darker −20%#3B7AFB
Darker −30%#0959FA
Darker −40%#0446CC
More saturated +25%#9DBDFF
Less saturated −25%#ABC2F1

Channel breakdown

R159
G190
B253
Red159 (62.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue220.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BE · B FD

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