Colour

#9FDBE0

#9FDBE0
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9FDBE0 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 219, 224 and HSL 185°, 51%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9FDBE0#9FDBE0

HEX#9FDBE0

RGBrgb(159, 219, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8588, 0.8784

RGB percentages62.4%, 85.9%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(184.6, 51.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.6, 29%, 87.8%)

CMYK29%, 2.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,476,512

CSS custom property--colour: #9FDBE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#60241F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2D6E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6CDE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#88E0DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7 Light blue · ΔE 7.5 Sky blue · ΔE 13.8 Light cyan · ΔE 17.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0A49F

Analogous#9FE0C5, #9FBAE0

Triadic#E09FDB, #DBE09F

Split complementary#E09FBA, #E0C59F

Tetradic#C59FE0, #E0A49F, #BAE09F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECF8F9

Lighter +10%#C6E9EC

Darker −10%#78CDD4

Darker −20%#52BEC7

Darker −30%#38A5AE

Darker −40%#2C8087

More saturated +25%#8FE8F0

Less saturated −25%#AFCED0

Channel breakdown

R159

G219

B224

Red159 (62.4%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue184.62°

Saturation (HSL)51.18%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G DB · B E0

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