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Recognised as Colour

#D9FAF6

  • #D9FAF6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#D9FAF6 is a cyan with RGB values 217, 250, 246 and HSL 173°, 77%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#D9FAF6#D9FAF6
HEX#D9FAF6
RGBrgb(217, 250, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.9804, 0.9647
RGB percentages85.1%, 98%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(172.7, 76.7%, 91.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 13.2%, 98%)
CMYK13.2%, 0%, 1.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,285,558
CSS custom property--colour: #D9FAF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.89777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness240.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.96:1
Contrast with white1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F3F3F3
Inverted#260509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6F6F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0F1F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#D0FCF9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 3Azure · ΔE 7.2Mint cream · ΔE 8.4Honeydew · ΔE 8.5Alice blue · ΔE 10.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 2.97, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD9DD
Analogous#D9FAE6, #D9EDFA
Triadic#F6D9FA, #FAF6D9
Split complementary#FAD9ED, #FAE6D9
Tetradic#E6D9FA, #FAD9DD, #EDFAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#ACF4EB
Darker −20%#7FEEE1
Darker −30%#52E8D6
Darker −40%#25E2CB
More saturated +25%#D4FFFA
Less saturated −25%#DEF5F2

Channel breakdown

R217
G250
B246
Red217 (85.1%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue172.73°
Saturation (HSL)76.74%
Lightness91.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G FA · B F6

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