Recognised as Colour

#9FD5DF

#9FD5DF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#9FD5DF is a cyan with RGB values 159, 213, 223 and HSL 189°, 50%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9FD5DF#9FD5DF

HEX#9FD5DF

RGBrgb(159, 213, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8353, 0.8745

RGB percentages62.4%, 83.5%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(189.4, 50%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 28.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK28.7%, 4.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,474,975

CSS custom property--colour: #9FD5DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#602A20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCD1E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C8DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8ADAD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.6 Powder blue · ΔE 4.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.2 Sky blue · ΔE 11.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9 Light cyan · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.59, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFA99F

Analogous#9FDFC9, #9FB5DF

Triadic#DF9FD5, #D5DF9F

Split complementary#DF9FB5, #DFC99F

Tetradic#C99FDF, #DFA99F, #B5DF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECF6F9

Lighter +10%#C5E6EC

Darker −10%#79C4D2

Darker −20%#53B4C6

Darker −30%#399AAC

Darker −40%#2D7886

More saturated +25%#8FE0EF

Less saturated −25%#AFCACF

Channel breakdown

R159

G213

B223

Red159 (62.4%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue189.38°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G D5 · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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