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Recognised as Colour

#A9FEFF

  • #A9FEFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9FEFF is a cyan with RGB values 169, 254, 255 and HSL 181°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9FEFF#A9FEFF
HEX#A9FEFF
RGBrgb(169, 254, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9961, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 99.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(180.7, 100%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.7, 33.7%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 0.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,140,863
CSS custom property--colour: #A9FEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.31:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#560100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3F6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3EAFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#87FFFEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.5Powder blue · ΔE 14Light cyan · ΔE 16.5Light blue · ΔE 18.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4Azure · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAAA9
Analogous#A9FFD5, #A9D3FF
Triadic#FFA9FE, #FEFFA9
Split complementary#FFA9D3, #FFD5A9
Tetradic#D5A9FF, #FFAAA9, #D3FFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCFFFF
Darker −10%#76FDFF
Darker −20%#43FDFF
Darker −30%#10FCFF
Darker −40%#00D9DC
More saturated +25%#A9FEFF
Less saturated −25%#B4F3F4

Channel breakdown

R169
G254
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green254 (99.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue180.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G FE · B FF

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