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Recognised as Colour

#9FDDFB

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

#9FDDFB is a cyan with RGB values 159, 221, 251 and HSL 200°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#9FDDFB#9FDDFB
HEX#9FDDFB
RGBrgb(159, 221, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8667, 0.9843
RGB percentages62.4%, 86.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(199.6, 92%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 36.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK36.7%, 12%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,477,051
CSS custom property--colour: #9FDDFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#602204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEDAFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0D0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7EE6E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.3Light skyblue · ΔE 9.4Light blue · ΔE 9.6Powder blue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBBD9F
Analogous#9FFBEB, #9FAFFB
Triadic#FB9FDD, #DDFB9F
Split complementary#FB9FAF, #FBEB9F
Tetradic#EB9FFB, #FBBD9F, #AFFB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D0EEFD
Darker −10%#6ECCF9
Darker −20%#3DBAF7
Darker −30%#0CA9F5
Darker −40%#0888C6
More saturated +25%#9BDEFF
Less saturated −25%#ACD9EF

Channel breakdown

R159
G221
B251
Red159 (62.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue199.57°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G DD · B FB

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