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Colour

#9FDCF5

  • #9FDCF5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#9FDCF5 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 220, 245 and HSL 197°, 81%, 79%. 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

#9FDCF5#9FDCF5
HEX#9FDCF5
RGBrgb(159, 220, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8627, 0.9608
RGB percentages62.4%, 86.3%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(197.4, 81.1%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 35.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK35.1%, 10.2%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,476,789
CSS custom property--colour: #9FDCF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#60230A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED9F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CFF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#80E4E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 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 text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.3Light blue · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5B89F
Analogous#9FF5E3, #9FB1F5
Triadic#F59FDC, #DCF59F
Split complementary#F59FB1, #F5E39F
Tetradic#E39FF5, #F5B89F, #B1F59F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFF
Lighter +10%#CDEDFA
Darker −10%#71CBF0
Darker −20%#43BAEB
Darker −30%#18A8E3
Darker −40%#1386B5
More saturated +25%#95E0FF
Less saturated −25%#ACD6E8

Channel breakdown

R159
G220
B245
Red159 (62.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue197.44°
Saturation (HSL)81.13%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G DC · B F5

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