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Recognised as Colour

#9FC3FC

  • #9FC3FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FC3FC is a blue with RGB values 159, 195, 252 and HSL 217°, 94%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FC3FC#9FC3FC
HEX#9FC3FC
RGBrgb(159, 195, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7647, 0.9882
RGB percentages62.4%, 76.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(216.8, 93.9%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 36.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK36.9%, 22.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,470,396
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC3FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#603C03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BDFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#81CFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 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 text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7Light blue · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD89F
Analogous#9FF2FC, #A99FFC
Triadic#FC9FC3, #C3FC9F
Split complementary#FCAA9F, #F1FC9F
Tetradic#FC9FF2, #FCD89F, #9FFCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0E2FE
Darker −10%#6EA4FA
Darker −20%#3C85F9
Darker −30%#0B66F7
Darker −40%#0652C9
More saturated +25%#9CC2FF
Less saturated −25%#ABC6F0

Channel breakdown

R159
G195
B252
Red159 (62.4%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue216.77°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G C3 · B FC

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