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Recognised as Colour

#9FDBFC

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

#9FDBFC is a blue with RGB values 159, 219, 252 and HSL 201°, 94%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9FDBFC#9FDBFC
HEX#9FDBFC
RGBrgb(159, 219, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8588, 0.9882
RGB percentages62.4%, 85.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(201.3, 93.9%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 36.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK36.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,476,540
CSS custom property--colour: #9FDBFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.01:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#602403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD9FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BECEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7EE4E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.5Light skyblue · ΔE 8Light blue · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 14.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCC09F
Analogous#9FFCEE, #9FADFC
Triadic#FC9FDB, #DBFC9F
Split complementary#FC9FAD, #FCEF9F
Tetradic#EE9FFC, #FCC09F, #ACFC9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0EEFE
Darker −10%#6EC8FA
Darker −20%#3CB6F9
Darker −30%#0BA3F7
Darker −40%#0684C9
More saturated +25%#9CDCFF
Less saturated −25%#ABD7F0

Channel breakdown

R159
G219
B252
Red159 (62.4%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue201.29°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G DB · B FC

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