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Recognised as Colour

#95C9CD

  • #95C9CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#95C9CD is a cyan with RGB values 149, 201, 205 and HSL 184°, 36%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#95C9CD#95C9CD
HEX#95C9CD
RGBrgb(149, 201, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.7882, 0.8039
RGB percentages58.4%, 78.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(184.3, 35.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.3, 27.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK27.3%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,816,525
CSS custom property--colour: #95C9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#6A3632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C4CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#82CDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.7Light blue · ΔE 8.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9995
Analogous#95CDB5, #95ADCD
Triadic#CD95C9, #C9CD95
Split complementary#CD95AD, #CDB595
Tetradic#B595CD, #CD9995, #ADCD95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFE
Lighter +20%#DAECEE
Lighter +10%#B8DBDD
Darker −10%#72B7BD
Darker −20%#51A5AB
Darker −30%#408389
Darker −40%#306266
More saturated +25%#82DAE1
Less saturated −25%#A9B8BA

Channel breakdown

R149
G201
B205
Red149 (58.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue184.29°
Saturation (HSL)35.9%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G C9 · B CD

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