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Recognised as Colour

#9FCBF7

  • #9FCBF7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FCBF7 is a blue with RGB values 159, 203, 247 and HSL 210°, 85%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FCBF7#9FCBF7
HEX#9FCBF7
RGBrgb(159, 203, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7961, 0.9686
RGB percentages62.4%, 79.6%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(210, 84.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 35.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK35.6%, 17.8%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,472,439
CSS custom property--colour: #9FCBF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#603408

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACCF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC3F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#82D5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 16.7Powder blue · ΔE 21.7Lavender · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7CB9F
Analogous#9FF7F7, #9F9FF7
Triadic#F79FCB, #CBF79F
Split complementary#F79F9F, #F7F79F
Tetradic#F79FF7, #F7CB9F, #9FF79F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CEE5FB
Darker −10%#70B2F3
Darker −20%#4198EF
Darker −30%#137FEA
Darker −40%#1065BA
More saturated +25%#97CBFF
Less saturated −25%#ACCBEA

Channel breakdown

R159
G203
B247
Red159 (62.4%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G CB · B F7

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