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Recognised as Colour

#9FC0FB

  • #9FC0FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FC0FB is a blue with RGB values 159, 192, 251 and HSL 218°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FC0FB#9FC0FB
HEX#9FC0FB
RGBrgb(159, 192, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7529, 0.9843
RGB percentages62.4%, 75.3%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(218.5, 92%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 36.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK36.7%, 23.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,469,627
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC0FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#603F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC4FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2BBFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#82CCD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Thistle · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBDA9F
Analogous#9FEEFB, #AC9FFB
Triadic#FB9FC0, #C0FB9F
Split complementary#FBAC9F, #EEFB9F
Tetradic#FB9FEE, #FBDA9F, #9FFBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0E0FD
Darker −10%#6EA0F9
Darker −20%#3D80F7
Darker −30%#0C60F5
Darker −40%#084CC6
More saturated +25%#9BBFFF
Less saturated −25%#ACC4EF

Channel breakdown

R159
G192
B251
Red159 (62.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue218.48°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G C0 · B FB

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