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Colour

#9FBFC6

  • #9FBFC6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9FBFC6 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 191, 198 and HSL 191°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9FBFC6#9FBFC6
HEX#9FBFC6
RGBrgb(159, 191, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.749, 0.7765
RGB percentages62.4%, 74.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(190.8, 25.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.8, 19.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK19.7%, 3.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,469,318
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBFC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#604039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BCC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B7C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#94C2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Dark grey · ΔE 13.1Light grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6A69F
Analogous#9FC6B9, #9FACC6
Triadic#C69FBF, #BFC69F
Split complementary#C69FAC, #C6BA9F
Tetradic#B99FC6, #C6A69F, #ACC69F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEAEC
Lighter +10%#BFD4D9
Darker −10%#7FAAB3
Darker −20%#5F94A0
Darker −30%#4C7780
Darker −40%#395960
More saturated +25%#8CCBD9
Less saturated −25%#B2B3B3

Channel breakdown

R159
G191
B198
Red159 (62.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue190.77°
Saturation (HSL)25.49%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BF · B C6

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