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Recognised as Colour

#9FCCE5

  • #9FCCE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9FCCE5 is a blue with RGB values 159, 204, 229 and HSL 201°, 57%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9FCCE5#9FCCE5
HEX#9FCCE5
RGBrgb(159, 204, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8, 0.898
RGB percentages62.4%, 80%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(201.4, 57.4%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 30.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,472,677
CSS custom property--colour: #9FCCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#60331A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CAE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C2E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#89D3D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.2Light blue · ΔE 7.3Light steelblue · ΔE 8Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5B89F
Analogous#9FE5DB, #9FA9E5
Triadic#E59FCC, #CCE59F
Split complementary#E59FA9, #E5DB9F
Tetradic#DB9FE5, #E5B89F, #A9E59F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF7FB
Lighter +10%#C7E1F0
Darker −10%#77B7DA
Darker −20%#4FA1CF
Darker −30%#3289B9
Darker −40%#276B91
More saturated +25%#90D0F4
Less saturated −25%#AEC8D6

Channel breakdown

R159
G204
B229
Red159 (62.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)57.38%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G CC · B E5

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