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Colour

#9FC7FD

  • #9FC7FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FC7FD is a blue with RGB values 159, 199, 253 and HSL 214°, 96%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FC7FD#9FC7FD
HEX#9FC7FD
RGBrgb(159, 199, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7804, 0.9922
RGB percentages62.4%, 78%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(214.5, 95.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 37.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK37.2%, 21.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,471,421
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC7FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#603802

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9C0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#80D3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.8Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Light blue · ΔE 22.5Lavender · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD59F
Analogous#9FF6FD, #A69FFD
Triadic#FD9FC7, #C7FD9F
Split complementary#FDA69F, #F6FD9F
Tetradic#FD9FF6, #FDD59F, #9FFDA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1E4FE
Darker −10%#6DAAFC
Darker −20%#3B8DFB
Darker −30%#0970FA
Darker −40%#0459CC
More saturated +25%#9DC7FF
Less saturated −25%#ABC9F1

Channel breakdown

R159
G199
B253
Red159 (62.4%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue214.47°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G C7 · B FD

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