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Recognised as Colour

#A9DEF6

  • #A9DEF6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A9DEF6 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 222, 246 and HSL 199°, 81%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A9DEF6#A9DEF6
HEX#A9DEF6
RGBrgb(169, 222, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8706, 0.9647
RGB percentages66.3%, 87.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(198.7, 81.1%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.7, 31.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK31.3%, 9.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,132,662
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DEF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.47:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#562109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1DBF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D2F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90E5E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6Sky blue · ΔE 8.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 12.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6C1A9
Analogous#A9F6E8, #A9B7F6
Triadic#F6A9DE, #DEF6A9
Split complementary#F6A9B7, #F6E7A9
Tetradic#E8A9F6, #F6C1A9, #B8F6A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7F0FB
Darker −10%#7BCCF1
Darker −20%#4DBBEC
Darker −30%#1EA9E8
Darker −40%#148ABF
More saturated +25%#A0E1FF
Less saturated −25%#B5DAEA

Channel breakdown

R169
G222
B246
Red169 (66.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue198.7°
Saturation (HSL)81.05%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G DE · B F6

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