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Colour

#9FC4E9

  • #9FC4E9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#9FC4E9 is a blue with RGB values 159, 196, 233 and HSL 210°, 63%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#9FC4E9#9FC4E9
HEX#9FC4E9
RGBrgb(159, 196, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7686, 0.9137
RGB percentages62.4%, 76.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(210, 62.7%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 31.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK31.8%, 15.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,470,633
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC4E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#603B16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C4EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBDE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#88CCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Light skyblue · ΔE 9.6Sky blue · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 19.6Lavender · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9C49F
Analogous#9FE9E9, #9F9FE9
Triadic#E99FC4, #C4E99F
Split complementary#E99F9F, #E9E99F
Tetradic#E99FE9, #E9C49F, #9FE99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F7FC
Lighter +10%#C8DEF3
Darker −10%#76ABDF
Darker −20%#4C91D6
Darker −30%#2D77C2
Darker −40%#235E99
More saturated +25%#90C4F8
Less saturated −25%#AEC4DA

Channel breakdown

R159
G196
B233
Red159 (62.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G C4 · B E9

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