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Colour

#9FC2FF

  • #9FC2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FC2FF is a blue with RGB values 159, 194, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FC2FF#9FC2FF
HEX#9FC2FF
RGBrgb(159, 194, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7608, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 76.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.1, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,470,143
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#603D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2BDFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#80CFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDC9F
Analogous#9FF2FF, #AC9FFF
Triadic#FF9FC2, #C2FF9F
Split complementary#FFAC9F, #F2FF9F
Tetradic#FF9FF2, #FFDC9F, #9FFFAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2E2FF
Darker −10%#6CA2FF
Darker −20%#3981FF
Darker −30%#0661FF
Darker −40%#004DD2
More saturated +25%#9FC2FF
Less saturated −25%#ABC5F3

Channel breakdown

R159
G194
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G C2 · B FF

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