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Recognised as Colour

#9FDFE2

  • #9FDFE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#9FDFE2 is a cyan with RGB values 159, 223, 226 and HSL 183°, 54%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#9FDFE2#9FDFE2
HEX#9FDFE2
RGBrgb(159, 223, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8745, 0.8863
RGB percentages62.4%, 87.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(182.7, 53.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 29.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK29.6%, 1.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,477,538
CSS custom property--colour: #9FDFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#60201D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D9E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD0E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#87E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 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 text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.5Light blue · ΔE 9.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Light cyan · ΔE 16.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A29F
Analogous#9FE2C3, #9FBEE2
Triadic#E29FDF, #DFE29F
Split complementary#E29FBE, #E2C49F
Tetradic#C39FE2, #E2A29F, #BDE29F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF9FA
Lighter +10%#C6ECEE
Darker −10%#78D2D6
Darker −20%#51C5CA
Darker −30%#36ADB2
Darker −40%#2A878B
More saturated +25%#8FEDF2
Less saturated −25%#AFD1D2

Channel breakdown

R159
G223
B226
Red159 (62.4%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue182.69°
Saturation (HSL)53.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G DF · B E2

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