Colour

#9FD1EC

#9FD1EC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#9FD1EC is a blue with RGB values 159, 209, 236 and HSL 201°, 67%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9FD1EC#9FD1EC

HEX#9FD1EC

RGBrgb(159, 209, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8196, 0.9255

RGB percentages62.4%, 82%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(201, 67%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201, 32.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK32.6%, 11.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,473,964

CSS custom property--colour: #9FD1EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.81:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#602E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4CFEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#85D8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.1 Light blue · ΔE 7.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 10.2 Powder blue · ΔE 12.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECBA9F

Analogous#9FECE1, #9FAAEC

Triadic#EC9FD1, #D1EC9F

Split complementary#EC9FAA, #ECE19F

Tetradic#E19FEC, #ECBA9F, #AAEC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4FAFD

Lighter +10%#CAE5F4

Darker −10%#74BDE4

Darker −20%#4AA8DB

Darker −30%#2891CA

Darker −40%#20739F

More saturated +25%#91D5FA

Less saturated −25%#ADCDDE

Channel breakdown

R159

G209

B236

Red159 (62.4%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue201.04°

Saturation (HSL)66.96%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G D1 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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