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Recognised as Colour

#9FBFF5

  • #9FBFF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FBFF5 is a blue with RGB values 159, 191, 245 and HSL 218°, 81%, 79%. 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

#9FBFF5#9FBFF5
HEX#9FBFF5
RGBrgb(159, 191, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.749, 0.9608
RGB percentages62.4%, 74.9%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(217.7, 81.1%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 35.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK35.1%, 22%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,469,365
CSS custom property--colour: #9FBFF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#60400A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC2F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BAF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#84CAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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 text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6Light blue · ΔE 23.7Thistle · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5D59F
Analogous#9FEAF5, #AA9FF5
Triadic#F59FBF, #BFF59F
Split complementary#F5AA9F, #EAF59F
Tetradic#F59FEA, #F5D59F, #9FF5AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFF
Lighter +10%#CDDEFA
Darker −10%#71A0F0
Darker −20%#4381EB
Darker −30%#1863E3
Darker −40%#134FB5
More saturated +25%#95BCFF
Less saturated −25%#ACC2E8

Channel breakdown

R159
G191
B245
Red159 (62.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue217.67°
Saturation (HSL)81.13%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G BF · B F5

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