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Recognised as Colour

#9AC4D0

  • #9AC4D0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#9AC4D0 is a cyan with RGB values 154, 196, 208 and HSL 193°, 36%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#9AC4D0#9AC4D0
HEX#9AC4D0
RGBrgb(154, 196, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7686, 0.8157
RGB percentages60.4%, 76.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(193.3, 36.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 26%, 81.6%)
CMYK26%, 5.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,142,928
CSS custom property--colour: #9AC4D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#653B2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC1D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BAD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#89C9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.3Powder blue · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 15.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0A69A
Analogous#9AD0C1, #9AA9D0
Triadic#D09AC4, #C4D09A
Split complementary#D09AA9, #D0C19A
Tetradic#C19AD0, #D0A69A, #A9D09A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EDF0
Lighter +10%#BDD8E0
Darker −10%#77B0C0
Darker −20%#549BB0
Darker −30%#427E8F
Darker −40%#325F6C
More saturated +25%#87CEE3
Less saturated −25%#ACBABD

Channel breakdown

R154
G196
B208
Red154 (60.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)36.49%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G C4 · B D0

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