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Recognised as Colour

#9FF3FE

  • #9FF3FE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#9FF3FE is a cyan with RGB values 159, 243, 254 and HSL 187°, 98%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9FF3FE#9FF3FE
HEX#9FF3FE
RGBrgb(159, 243, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9529, 0.9961
RGB percentages62.4%, 95.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(186.9, 97.9%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 37.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK37.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,482,686
CSS custom property--colour: #9FF3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.73:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#600C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6ECFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6E0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#78FAF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.7Powder blue · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 14Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Light cyan · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEAA9F
Analogous#9FFED9, #9FC4FE
Triadic#FE9FF3, #F3FE9F
Split complementary#FE9FC4, #FED99F
Tetradic#DA9FFE, #FEAA9F, #C4FE9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1F9FF
Darker −10%#6DEDFD
Darker −20%#3AE6FD
Darker −30%#08E0FC
Darker −40%#02B7CF
More saturated +25%#9EF4FF
Less saturated −25%#ABEAF2

Channel breakdown

R159
G243
B254
Red159 (62.4%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue186.95°
Saturation (HSL)97.94%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G F3 · B FE

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