Recognised as Colour

#C9F9FF

#C9F9FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light cyan

#C9F9FF is a cyan with RGB values 201, 249, 255 and HSL 187°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#C9F9FF#C9F9FF

HEX#C9F9FF

RGBrgb(201, 249, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.9765, 1

RGB percentages78.8%, 97.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(186.7, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK21.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,236,735

CSS custom property--colour: #C9F9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness236.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.48:1

Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF

Inverted#360600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1F5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7EDFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B8FDFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 6.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.6 Powder blue · ΔE 8.8 Azure · ΔE 11.7 Light blue · ΔE 12 Alice blue · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFCFC9

Analogous#C9FFEA, #C9DEFF

Triadic#FFC9F9, #F9FFC9

Split complementary#FFC9DE, #FFEAC9

Tetradic#EAC9FF, #FFCFC9, #DEFFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCFFFF

Darker −10%#96F3FF

Darker −20%#63EEFF

Darker −30%#30E8FF

Darker −40%#00E0FC

More saturated +25%#C9F9FF

Less saturated −25%#D0F4F8

Channel breakdown

R201

G249

B255

Red201 (78.8%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue186.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G F9 · B FF

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C9F9FF (chemical formula)

Formula
317.077 g/mol
20 atoms

C9F9FF has a molar mass of 317.077 g/mol, made up of 20 atoms across 2 elements: 9 × C, 11 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass317.077 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule20

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.2651875 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.8992676 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C34.1%

F65.9%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 34.092%

Fluorine (F × 11)208.978 g/mol, 65.908%

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