Colour

#9AD3DA

#9AD3DA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#9AD3DA is a cyan with RGB values 154, 211, 218 and HSL 187°, 46%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#9AD3DA

RGBrgb(154, 211, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8275, 0.8549

RGB percentages60.4%, 82.7%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(186.6, 46.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 29.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK29.4%, 3.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,146,778

CSS custom property--colour: #9AD3DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#652C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CACEDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#84D8D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.8 Light blue · ΔE 6.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 10 Sky blue · ΔE 12.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6 Light cyan · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAA19A

Analogous#9ADAC1, #9AB3DA

Triadic#DA9AD3, #D3DA9A

Split complementary#DA9AB3, #DAC19A

Tetradic#C19ADA, #DAA19A, #B3DA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5F4F5

Lighter +10%#BFE3E8

Darker −10%#75C3CC

Darker −20%#4FB2BF

Darker −30%#3B95A0

Darker −40%#2D727B

More saturated +25%#89E0EB

Less saturated −25%#ABC6C9

Channel breakdown

R154

G211

B218

Red154 (60.4%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue186.56°

Saturation (HSL)46.38%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G D3 · B DA

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