Recognised as Colour

#9FC6D1

#9FC6D1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#9FC6D1 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 198, 209 and HSL 193°, 35%, 72%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#9FC6D1#9FC6D1

HEX#9FC6D1

RGBrgb(159, 198, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7765, 0.8196

RGB percentages62.4%, 77.6%, 82%

HSLhsl(193.2, 35.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 23.9%, 82%)

CMYK23.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,471,121

CSS custom property--colour: #9FC6D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#60392E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC3D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BDD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#90CAC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.6 Powder blue · ΔE 9.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Sky blue · ΔE 12.5 Silver · ΔE 14.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D1AA9F

Analogous#9FD1C3, #9FADD1

Triadic#D19FC6, #C6D19F

Split complementary#D19FAD, #D1C39F

Tetradic#C39FD1, #D1AA9F, #ADD19F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E4EFF2

Lighter +10%#C1DAE2

Darker −10%#7DB2C0

Darker −20%#5A9DB0

Darker −30%#468191

Darker −40%#35626F

More saturated +25%#8DD0E3

Less saturated −25%#B1BCBF

Channel breakdown

R159

G198

B209

Red159 (62.4%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue193.2°

Saturation (HSL)35.21%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G C6 · B D1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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