Colour

#9FCAD3

#9FCAD3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#9FCAD3 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 202, 211 and HSL 190°, 37%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9FCAD3#9FCAD3

HEX#9FCAD3

RGBrgb(159, 202, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7922, 0.8275

RGB percentages62.4%, 79.2%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(190.4, 37.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 24.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK24.6%, 4.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,472,147

CSS custom property--colour: #9FCAD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#60352C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C7D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C0D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8FCECDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.8 Powder blue · ΔE 7.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4 Sky blue · ΔE 12.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14 Silver · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3A89F

Analogous#9FD3C2, #9FB0D3

Triadic#D39FCA, #CAD39F

Split complementary#D39FB0, #D3C29F

Tetradic#C29FD3, #D3A89F, #B0D39F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5F1F3

Lighter +10%#C2DDE3

Darker −10%#7CB7C3

Darker −20%#59A3B3

Darker −30%#448795

Darker −40%#346772

More saturated +25%#8ED5E4

Less saturated −25%#B1BFC1

Channel breakdown

R159

G202

B211

Red159 (62.4%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue190.38°

Saturation (HSL)37.14%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G CA · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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