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Colour

#9FDBFF

  • #9FDBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#9FDBFF is a blue with RGB values 159, 219, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#9FDBFF#9FDBFF
HEX#9FDBFF
RGBrgb(159, 219, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8588, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 85.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.5, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 14.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,476,543
CSS custom property--colour: #9FDBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#602400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDCFFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7CE5E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.9Sky blue · ΔE 7.4Light blue · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC39F
Analogous#9FFFF3, #9FABFF
Triadic#FF9FDB, #DBFF9F
Split complementary#FF9FAB, #FFF39F
Tetradic#F39FFF, #FFC39F, #ABFF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2EEFF
Darker −10%#6CC8FF
Darker −20%#39B5FF
Darker −30%#06A2FF
Darker −40%#0083D2
More saturated +25%#9FDBFF
Less saturated −25%#ABD8F3

Channel breakdown

R159
G219
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G DB · B FF

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