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Recognised as Colour

#9FFAFF

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

#9FFAFF is a cyan with RGB values 159, 250, 255 and HSL 183°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#9FFAFF#9FFAFF
HEX#9FFAFF
RGBrgb(159, 250, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9804, 1
RGB percentages62.4%, 98%, 100%
HSLhsl(183.1, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.1, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,484,479
CSS custom property--colour: #9FFAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.59:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#600500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEF2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE6FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#77FFFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.3Powder blue · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 17.6Light cyan · ΔE 18.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA49F
Analogous#9FFFD4, #9FCAFF
Triadic#FF9FFA, #FAFF9F
Split complementary#FF9FCA, #FFD49F
Tetradic#D49FFF, #FFA49F, #CAFF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2FDFF
Darker −10%#6CF7FF
Darker −20%#39F5FF
Darker −30%#06F2FF
Darker −40%#00C7D2
More saturated +25%#9FFAFF
Less saturated −25%#ABEFF3

Channel breakdown

R159
G250
B255
Red159 (62.4%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue183.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G FA · B FF

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